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GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - BOMBS, BOMB FUZES, ROCKET, LAND MINES, GRENADES AND IGNITER
Chapter 1
GERMAN BOMBS

Table 1. – Loads of German Aircraft

Aircraft Duty Ranges in Miles Bomb Loads in
Pounds
Bomb Stowages: Weights in Kilogram

Do 17 Z

R; NF; B

880 - 1440

NIL, 2,200

2 x 50 or 2 x 250

Do 18

R

1845 - 2640

440

4 x 50

Do 24

R; B

1485 - 1800

 

12 x 50

Ju 86

Transport

800 - 980

NIL, 2,200

4 x 250 or 16 x 50

Ju 87 B and R

DB; GA

370 - 975

990, 2,200

1 x 250 (or 500) and 4 x 50 or 1 x

       

1000 or 4 x 50 and 4 clusters of

       

antipersonnel 5 x 12  or 4 x 50 and

 

 

 

 

"banded" 5 x 50

Ju 87 D

DB

100 - 1220

2,200, 4,400

1 x 250 and 4 x 50 or 1 x 1400 or

 

 

 

 

1 x 1800 or 1 x 500 (or 1,000) and

 

 

 

 

4 x 50 (or 2 x 250)

Ju 87 C

DB

370 - 975

990, 2,200

1 x 250 (or 500) and 4 x 50 or 1 x

 

 

 

 

1000 or 1 torpedo 740 - 900.

Ju 88

B; DB; ML; GA

1140 - 2680

4,400, 8,800

10 x 50 and 4 x 250 or 10 x 50 and

 

 

 

 

4 x 500 or 2 x 500 and 2 x 1000 or

 

 

 

 

2 x 1400 or 1 x 1800

Ju 88 B

B; R

990 - 1160

4,400, 8,800

4 x 1000

Ju 88 Fighter

NF; GA

654 - 1538

1,100

10 x 50

Ju 90

Transport

785 - 1630

7,700

8 x 250 and 30 x 50

Me 109 E

GA; B

450 - 1050

550

4 x 50 or 1 x 250 or 92 x SD 2

Me 109 F Bomber

B; GA

450 - 570

550

4 x 50 or 1 x 250 or 92 x SD 2

Me 109 G Bomber

B; GA

420 - 550

550

1 x 250 or 4 x 50 or 92 x SD 2 or

 

 

 

 

1 x 500

Me 109 T

F; B

400 - 950

550

4 x 50 or 1 x 250

Me 110 Bomber

B; GA

630 - 735

2,640, 4,000

4 x 50 and 2 x 500 or 1 x 500 and 1 x

 

 

 

 

1,000 or 4 x 50 and 1 x 500 and 1 x

 

 

 

 

1,000. In addition 96 x SD 2

Ju 88

R; B

1,400 - 1750

550, 2,200

1 x 250 or 16 x 50 or 4 x 250

NB: AC: Army Cooperation. B: Bomber. DB: Dive Bomber. F: Fighter. GA: Ground attack. ML: Mine Laying.
NF: Night Fighter. R: Reconnaissance. T: Torpedo Dropping.

Ranges and bomb loads are normal and maximum. The first bomb stowage is normal, the other alternative.

Aircraft Duty Ranges in Miles Bomb Loads in
Pounds
Bomb Stowages: Weights in Kilogram

He 111

ML; R; B; T

540 - 1,930

4,400, 7,620

32 x 50 or 8 x 250 or 32 x 50 (or 8 x

 

 

 

 

250) and 1 (or 2) x 1,000 or 1 x

 

 

 

 

1,800 or 1 x 2,500)

He 115

R; B; ML; T

1,380 - 1,975

1,750, 2,200

4 x 250 or 2 x 500 or 1 x 1,000 or

 

 

 

 

Torpedo 740 - 900

He 129

GA; DB

350 - 690

220, 770

2 x 50 or 4 x 50 and 48 x SD 2 or

 

 

 

 

2 x 50 and 1 x 250 or 2 x 50 and 96

 

 

 

 

x SD 2 or 6 x 50

Bv 138

R; B; ML

990 - 3,120

660

6 x 50 or 2 x 250

Bv 141 B

R; GA

550 - 720

440

4 x 50

Fi 167

R; T; B

940 - 1,120

2,200

4 x 250 or 2 x 500 or Torpedo 740-

 

 

 

 

900

He 177

B; T; R

3,000 - 3,150

15,800

2 x 2,500 or 4 x 1,800 or 10 x 250 and

 

 

 

 

2 x 1,800 or 96 x 50

FW 189

AC; GA

620 - 970

440

4 x 50

FW 190 Bomber

B; GA

410 - 960

550, 1,100

1 x 250 or 1 x 500 or 96 SD 2

Ar 196

F; R; B

350 - 980

220

2 x 50

FW 200 C ("Kondor", "Kur-

ML; T; B

2,270 - 2,430

3,300, 8,800

6 x 500 or 4 x 500 and 2 x 1,000 or

ier", "FW 200 K")

 

 

 

2 x 500 and 2 x 250 and 12 x 50 or

 

 

 

 

2 Torpedos

Me 210 Bomber (1)

B

1,495 - 2,605

2,200, 4,400

2 x 500 or 2 x 250 or 1 x 1,000 or 1 x

 

 

 

 

1,000 and 2 x 250 (or 500)

Do 215

R; NF; B

810 - 1,450

2,200

20 x 50 or (2 x 250)

Me 210 Bomber (2)

B; GA; F

1,310 - 1,460

1,100 4,400

2 x 250 or 1 x 500 and 1 x 1,000 and

 

 

 

 

2 x 500

Do 217 E and K

B; DB; ML; T

1,165 - 2,445

4,400, 6,600

4 x 50 and 4 x 500 or 2 x 1,000 or

 

 

 

 

8 x 50 and 2 x 500 or 2 x 1,000 and

 

 

 

 

2 x 500 or 1 x 1,400 or 1 x 1,800 or

 

 

 

 

Torpedo 740 - 940

Do 217

NF; GA

1,180 - 1,975

880

8 x 50

NB: AC: Army Cooperation. B: Bomber. DB: Dive Bomber. F: Fighter. GA: Ground attack. ML: Mine Laying.
NF: Night Fighter. R: Reconnaissance. T: Torpedo Dropping.

Ranges and bomb loads are normal and maximum. The first bomb stowage is nor-mal, the other alternative.

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