Bombs

Question 1

Components of a Bomb

Answer 1

Body
Tail Unit
Suspension Lug
Main Fill
Fusing System

Question 2

Four Categories of a Bomb

Answer 2

HE
Chemical
Incendiary
Practice

Question 3

6 types of HE Bombs

Answer 3

General Purpose (GP)
Armour Piercing (AP)
Semi Armour Piercing (SAP)
Frag
Deep Penetration (DP)
High Capacity (HC)

Question 4

What is a Kopfring used for?

Answer 4

Prevent excessive penetration on land and; ricochet off sea targets

Question 5

Russian Bomb Lugs is Spaced at?

Answer 5

250mm

Question 6

NATO lugs are spaced apart

Answer 6

356 or 762mm

Question 7

German Tail unit looks like

Answer 7

Parallel Fins cut off at a 45-degrees

Question 8

Incendiary Bombs have two Classification

Answer 8

Combustible

Non Comustible

Question 9

General Purpose Bomb (GP)
Shape
Charge/weight
Effect

Answer 9

Pointed Nose,tapered from shoulder to base
33-60%
Blast, Fag & earth shock

Question 10

Medium Capacity Bomb (MC)
Shape
Charge/weight
Effect

Answer 10

Pointed nose, parallel sides
50%
Blast, Frag and earth shock

Question 11

Deep Penetration Bomb (DP)

Shape
Charge/weight
Effect

Answer 11

Streamlined, tapering from shoulder to the base plate
50%
Earthquake

Question 12

High Capacity Bomb (HC)

Shape
Charge/weight
Effect

Answer 12

Drum or boiler
75-80%
Blast

Question 13

Armour Piercing Bomb (AP)

Shape
Charge/weight
Effect

Answer 13

Pencil shape or streamlined
11-20%
Penetration, Frag

Question 14

Semi- Armour Piercing Bomb (SAP)

Shape
Charge/weight
Effect

Answer 14

Teardrop, moderately streamlined
20-30%
Penetration, Frag

Question 15

Fragmentation Bomb (Frag)

Shape
Charge/weight
Effect

Answer 15

Various, depending upon weapon size
20%
Maximum Frag

Question 16

What are the 3 positions a fuze can be installed on a Bomb

Answer 16

Noise
Tail
Transverse

Question 17

That are the two retardation on a Bomb fin

Answer 17

Snakeye

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