Author Topic: Name these: (Read 354 times)

Vector · « **on:** May 20, 2002, 12:00:27 PM »

As for coming bomber boom, what are these?

Wmaker · « **Reply #1 on:** May 20, 2002, 12:10:21 PM »

upper, looks like British 250lb GP/HE bomb

lower, Grandslam

Vector · « **Reply #2 on:** May 20, 2002, 12:45:34 PM »

From first picture, it's an english bomb, but not 250lb. How on earth did you figure out it's english!?! From the haircut of the guy?

Second is right, it's 22.000 lb (!!) Grand Slam. 41 were dropped by the Lancasters.

Tac · « **Reply #3 on:** May 20, 2002, 01:08:47 PM »

i'd be toejamting my pants just being near those things.

Wmaker · « **Reply #4 on:** May 20, 2002, 02:51:43 PM »

Actually, guy's trousers gave it away.

Seriously, ring around those balancers and that pointed nose/detonator...differs pretty much when you compare it to US GP bombs for example.

superpug1 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 20, 2002, 04:32:20 PM »

uh the stuff on top is some german 200kg eggs:confused:

Vector · « **Reply #6 on:** May 21, 2002, 01:13:08 PM »

They are British 1000lbs bombs. 217.640 were dropped between 1942 and 1945.
I was amazed to see how big bomb it was! It doesn't feel like a big one in AH lancaster's belly