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| Posted by: 75mmInYourFace January 06, 2004 09:32 pm |
| I have a difficult question, does anyone know how the bombs were stored in this bomber? Were they horizontal or vertical, like in the He 111? Also does anyone know what combination of bombs were held? Like 10 x 250kg? Or 4 x 500kg?
Thanks |
| Posted by: dragos January 07, 2004 10:12 pm |
| Some time ago I had one schematic of Los, with all combinations of bomb loads. I only remember that there were also possible bombs mounted under wings. If only you had asked this question earlier. |
| Posted by: Dénes January 08, 2004 12:47 am | ||||
All bombs were carried horizontally, both in fuselage and wing root compartments.
2 x 300 kg + 18 x 100 kg = 2.400 kg 20 x 100 kg = 2.000 kg 20 x 50 kg = 1.000 kg 4800 x 0.22 kg = 1.056 kg |
| Posted by: 75mmInYourFace January 08, 2004 03:46 am |
| Thank you very much! |
| Posted by: leonardus January 24, 2004 08:26 am |
| [quote] Also does anyone know what combination of bombs were held? Like 10 x 250kg? Or 4 x 500kg?[/quote]
2 x 300 kg + 18 x 100 kg = 2.400 kg 20 x 100 kg = 2.000 kg 20 x 50 kg = 1.000 kg 4800 x 0.22 kg = 1.056 kg[/quote] What sort of payload is that 4800 x 0.22 kg ? Leo. |
| Posted by: Dénes January 26, 2004 03:18 pm | ||
From what I understood of the original Polish text 8) those were 1/2 lbs. incendiary bomblets. |
| Posted by: MilEOD September 27, 2010 04:52 pm |
| What was the origin of the bombs used in this plane? Could they have been Czech made? Regards, Vince |
| Posted by: woj September 27, 2010 05:33 pm | ||
- ex-German PuW 300 kg - ex-German PuW 100 kg or Polish-made Ż-31 - Polish-made T-32 or wz. 29 or ex-German PuW 50 kg - light "mouse-bomb" Polish-made T-34. There were not Czech made bombs in use. |
| Posted by: MilEOD September 27, 2010 05:44 pm |
| Thank You for the quick answer. Anyway, were czech bomb used in the ARR? |
| Posted by: antoni October 05, 2010 06:31 pm |
| All bombs were hung in a series of double tiers across the wing centre-section and fuselage stretching from one engine nacelle to the other. The standard combinations were (as above): 20 x 50 kg; 20 x 110 kg*; or a combination of 18 110 kg* and 2 x 300 kg bombs. The maximum bomb load to be carried internally was 2,580 kg; but, in the overload condition, four extra 110 kg* bombs could be hung up increasing the maximum load to 3,020 kg. Electrical and hand-held bomb releases were installed, permitting the discharge of bombs singly or in salvoes at intervals of 0.1 to 2 seconds, or the whole load simultaneously. Four flares were carried, two in each engine nacelle. Additional tanks with capacity of 900 litres could be carried in place of two 300 kg bombs. * NB. The Ż-31 actual weight is 110.86 kg but is sometimes classified as 100 Kg |
| Posted by: dogsbody October 05, 2010 06:51 pm |
This is from Profile Publication No.258. |