Types of HE Bombs

Question 1

Name the HE subcategories

Answer 1

General Purpose
Medium Capacity 
Deep Pentrating
High Capacity 
Armour Piercing
Semi AP
Fragmentation
Anti submarine

Question 2

Characteristics of GP

Answer 2

Moderately thick
CW 33-60%
Blast, frag, earth shock
general bombardment

Question 3

Characteristics of MC

Answer 3

Moderate thickness
C/W 50%
Blast, frag, earth shock
General targets

Question 4

Characteristics of DP

Answer 4

Thick with solid nose
C/W 50%
Earthquake
Penetrates reinforced concrete

Question 5

Characteristics of HC

Answer 5

Very thin
C/W 75-80%
Blast
Used where max blast effect is required

Question 6

Characteristics of AP

Answer 6

Thick with solid nose
C/W 11-20%
Penetration and fragmentation
Penetrates heavily armoured targets

Question 7

Characteristics of SAP

Answer 7

Reasonae thick case
C/W 20-30%
Penetration and fragmentation
Used against light armour.

Question 8

Characteristics of Fragmentation bombs

Answer 8

Thick, may have prescored frag.
C/W 20%
Max fragmentation
Used against soft skinned targets

Question 9

Characteristics of AS bomb

Answer 9

Thin walled with flat nose
C/W 60-75%
Blast with minor fragmentation
For underwater targets