sc-50 bomb
sc-50 bomb
hello all, I have been reading on the german sc-50 aerial bomb. it said that a steel spike about 18 inches long could be secured to the nose of the bomb. my question is what was the spike used for ????? thank you for your help. puckett.
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Not being familiar with that particular go-bang I was hazard a guess that it was to detonate the bomb before ground penetration.
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The spikes assured above ground detonation. An air burst covers a larger area.puckett wrote:hello all, I have been reading on the german sc-50 aerial bomb. it said that a steel spike about 18 inches long could be secured to the nose of the bomb. my question is what was the spike used for ????? thank you for your help. puckett.
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U.S. referred to these types as "Daisy Cutters".
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There were two types of nose mounted rods used on German bombs.
Zuenderabstandrohr was a simple pipe with circular plate on top, intended to cause the detonation when the bomb was still above the ground.
Stabo was a solid spike, some 47 cm long in case of the SC 50, intended for blocking roads or railway tracks. Such a bomb, dropped from low altitude with a long delay time fuse or a disturbance fuse, literally drove into the ground without ricocheting, sticking in place and thus preventing any traffic until the bomb exploded or was disarmed.
Zuenderabstandrohr was a simple pipe with circular plate on top, intended to cause the detonation when the bomb was still above the ground.
Stabo was a solid spike, some 47 cm long in case of the SC 50, intended for blocking roads or railway tracks. Such a bomb, dropped from low altitude with a long delay time fuse or a disturbance fuse, literally drove into the ground without ricocheting, sticking in place and thus preventing any traffic until the bomb exploded or was disarmed.
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Re: sc-50 bomb
The Germans called them "Dinort-Stäbe" (after Oskar Dinort).Keystone wrote:U.S. referred to these types as "Daisy Cutters".