Id. aerial bombs

[Waleed Y. Majeed]

I based it on his shoulder boards and what looks very much like a luftwaffe visor cap cocarde.

Waleed

[Grzesio]

I think I will never be able to distinguish between these similar bombs models...

It's really simple.
SD 50 had much shorter warhead with an additional fairing fitted to its rear end, making the overall length of the bomb the same as the SC 50 - notice that the conical tail section was pronouncedly longer in case of the SD 50 with smooth fins, reaching to the rear end of the fins. It seems, a variant of SD 50 with ribbed fins had its tail cone not reaching the rear end, as in the SC 50, although I think, I've seen a drawing with ribbed fins and long tail cone.

SC50vsSD50_800PS.jpg

There were many variants of the SC 50, differing with just minor details of the shell construction, with no influence on the general shape. Early versions (like the pre-war SC 50 J) could also have smooth fins, with no longitudinal ribs, but their shape was the same.

[Sturm78]

Thanks you very much for your help, Grzesio.

If you have a similar drawing of model SD70, the help will be complete....

Regards
Sturm78

[Grzesio]

So a little bit more complete collection.
Four (but not all) different SC 50 variants, SD 50 with cast tail, SD 50 with sheet metal tail, SD 70.
There's practically no external difference between SC 50 and SD 70, as generally the only major difference between them is thickness of the body wall. I think the only feature allowing their ID could the way the tail cone is fixed to the body - at the base in case of the SC and in the middle in case of the SD. But I have no idea if it always looked like this in case of the latter.

SC50_SD50_SD70_700PS.jpg

[Sturm78]

Thanks, Grzesio ...

In the image there were two different drawings for the SD50 ....

Sturm78

[Grzesio]

Yes, with different tail sections. There were three variants of the SD 50 differing with body material/technology, but I have no idea yet if it was connected with different tail type.

[Sturm78]

Ummhhh....So I think it's impossible to be able to safely differentiate between the SC50 and SD50 in wartime images...

Regards
Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

SC1000 bombs (I think)

Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Two images from Ebay

Image 1: SC500 ??
Image 2: I think SC250 bomb

Sturm78

[Grzesio]

Image 1: SC500 ??

Yes, and SC 500 J with ring stabilizers.

Image 2: I think SC250 bomb

Yes, looking at the markings - SC 250 B with ElAZ (15) fuze and filled with TNT (HE code 14).

[Sturm78]

Thanks a lot for your answer, Grzesio..

Regards
Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Could be this bomb a ZC250 practice bomb ?

Image from Ebay
Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Two images from Ebay:

Image 1: SC1800 ??
Image 2: SC250 or SC500 ?

Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Can somebody ifdentify these bombs ? ZC50A rot ??

Image from Ebay
Sturm78

[Grzesio]

SC 50 with black noses (denoting additional longitudinal booster, assuring good expansion of explosion in a cast HE charge after long storage).