GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - BOMBS, BOMB FUZES, ROCKET, LAND MINES, GRENADES AND IGNITER |
Chapter 1 |
GERMAN BOMBS |
SC 1800 SATAN |
DATA: | SC 1800 | SC 1800B |
Over-all Length | 147.9 in. | 137.7 in. |
Body Length | 107.0 in. | 106.0 in. |
Body Diameter | 26.0 in. | 26.0 in. |
Wall Thickness | 0.5 in. | 0.5 in. |
Tail Length | 55.2 in. | 44.7 in. |
Tail Width | 36.0 in. | 26.0 in. |
Filling | 40/60 Amatol, TNT, and Trialen 105 | |
Fuzing | (28) B6 | (28) B7 or 25B |
CONSTRUCTION. The SC 1800-kg bomb has the same general construction as the SC 1000 and SC 1200 series. It is fitted with a single fuze pocket. |
The tail unit is constructed of sheet steel. The four fins are braced with diagonal bars on the SC 1800 model and with the ring type brace on the SC 1800B model. (See fig. 16.) The SC 1800 series has the central TNT exploder tube like the SC 1000. |
SUSPENSION. Horizontal, using the H-type suspension lug. |
COLOR. Sky blue over-all with yellow stripe on tail cone. |
REMARKS. If filled with Trialen 105, the following will be stenciled on the case. "105" "Bei Abwurf auf Land nicht im Tiefangriff und nur o.V." (Not to released from a low height on land targets; always nondelay.) |
Figure 16 – SC 1800-kg Bomb |