Listing of aerial bombs in SA-photos

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Listing of aerial bombs in SA-photos

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Post by Mangrove » 10 Sep 2014, 09:13

Aerial bombs:

FAB-50: 10903

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General: 32041-32042

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RRAB-3: 3953-3955

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SC 50: 48797
SC 250: 48797

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SC 500: 48773, 48797

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SC 1000: 20462, 153322-153323

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Unknown: 45821, 157533

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Re: Listing of aerial bombs in SA-photos

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Post by Juha Tompuri » 10 Sep 2014, 20:13

Mangrove wrote:SC 1000: 20462, 153322-153323
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The one at the photo might however be a BM 1000 "Monika" aerial mine.

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Re: Listing of aerial bombs in SA-photos

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Post by Juha Tompuri » 10 Sep 2014, 20:28

Sturm78 wrote:Image
JT wrote: SA-photo (5863-5865 and 5870) captions also mention, they seem to be the British 120 lbs bombs (for from Britain delivered Blenheim IV bombers)
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 9&t=206843

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Re: Listing of aerial bombs in SA-photos

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Post by Mangrove » 13 Sep 2014, 07:43

Here are three SA-photographs NOT available on the sa-kuva.fi. They illustrate some fine details of the RRAB-3 bomb found from Sortavala during the Winter War and shown also in SA-Kuva 3953, 3954 and 3955.
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"Tail fins open".
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"An incendiary inside the aerial torpedo"

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Re: Listing of aerial bombs in SA-photos

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Post by Mangrove » 06 Apr 2015, 10:21

German drawing illustrating the internal structure of a Soviet 450 mm 45-36AN aerial torpedo, SA-Kuva 173313:

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