Pyro,Why no German 2000lb(or bigger) bombs?

[brady]

Ya:)

[gatso]

All good ideas.

Anyone know which german bomber carried the 'Satan'? SC1800.  as far as I know this was the largest GP bomb dropped on UK soil during WW2. (and if I'd read HoHuns post properly I'd know, oops   )

As always LRG is the place to go for WW2 german bomb specs

http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/bombs.html

gatso

[gatso]

Not sure whether to believe it or not but I just did a quick search and apparently the Ju87D could mount an SC1800 as well

Refs:

http://www.thirdreichforum.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4285&view=next

and

http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/ju87d.html

gatso

[hazed-]

yup even 2000lbers isnt anywhere near the biggest LW used, and allies didnt have the monopoly on napalm either.

check out these:

http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/bombs.html

[whgates3]

P-38L-5-LO had strengthened racks underneeth specificly for the purpose of carrying 2000 pounders and/or 300 gallon drop tanks (300 gallons of gas weighs about 2500 lbs)

F4UDOA - is that 1st pic Korean War era? - i've read F4U-1d carried bombs on underwing racks in addition to centerline point for D/T. i've also read that the AU-1 could carry 8500 lbs total (but probably not off the carrier deck) - 2nd pic looks to have a 1944 number on it, but that field looks too nice to be a combat ops field - Wright field maybe?