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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - BOMBS, BOMB FUZES, ROCKET, LAND MINES, GRENADES AND IGNITER |
| Chapter 1 |
| GERMAN BOMBS |
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Table 1. – Loads of German Aircraft |
| Aircraft | Duty | Ranges in Miles |
Bomb Loads in Pounds |
Bomb Stowages: Weights in Kilogram |
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Do 17 Z |
R; NF; B |
880 - 1440 |
NIL, 2,200 |
2 x 50 or 2 x 250 |
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Do 18 |
R |
1845 - 2640 |
440 |
4 x 50 |
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Do 24 |
R; B |
1485 - 1800 |
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12 x 50 |
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Ju 86 |
Transport |
800 - 980 |
NIL, 2,200 |
4 x 250 or 16 x 50 |
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Ju 87 B and R |
DB; GA |
370 - 975 |
990, 2,200 |
1 x 250 (or 500) and 4 x 50 or 1 x |
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"banded" 5 x 50 |
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Ju 87 D |
DB |
100 - 1220 |
2,200, 4,400 |
1 x 250 and 4 x 50 or 1 x 1400 or |
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1 x 1800 or 1 x 500 (or 1,000) and |
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4 x 50 (or 2 x 250) |
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Ju 87 C |
DB |
370 - 975 |
990, 2,200 |
1 x 250 (or 500) and 4 x 50 or 1 x |
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1000 or 1 torpedo 740 - 900. |
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Ju 88 |
B; DB; ML; GA |
1140 - 2680 |
4,400, 8,800 |
10 x 50 and 4 x 250 or 10 x 50 and |
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4 x 500 or 2 x 500 and 2 x 1000 or |
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2 x 1400 or 1 x 1800 |
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Ju 88 B |
B; R |
990 - 1160 |
4,400, 8,800 |
4 x 1000 |
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Ju 88 Fighter |
NF; GA |
654 - 1538 |
1,100 |
10 x 50 |
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Ju 90 |
Transport |
785 - 1630 |
7,700 |
8 x 250 and 30 x 50 |
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Me 109 E |
GA; B |
450 - 1050 |
550 |
4 x 50 or 1 x 250 or 92 x SD 2 |
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Me 109 F Bomber |
B; GA |
450 - 570 |
550 |
4 x 50 or 1 x 250 or 92 x SD 2 |
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Me 109 G Bomber |
B; GA |
420 - 550 |
550 |
1 x 250 or 4 x 50 or 92 x SD 2 or |
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1 x 500 |
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Me 109 T |
F; B |
400 - 950 |
550 |
4 x 50 or 1 x 250 |
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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 |
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1,000 or 4 x 50 and 1 x 500 and 1 x |
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1,000. In addition 96 x SD 2 |
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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.
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Ground attack. ML: Mine Laying. NF: Night Fighter. R: Reconnaissance. T: Torpedo Dropping. |
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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 |
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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 |
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250) and 1 (or 2) x 1,000 or 1 x |
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1,800 or 1 x 2,500) |
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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 |
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Torpedo 740 - 900 |
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He 129 |
GA; DB |
350 - 690 |
220, 770 |
2 x 50 or 4 x 50 and 48 x SD 2 or |
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2 x 50 and 1 x 250 or 2 x 50 and 96 |
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x SD 2 or 6 x 50 |
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Bv 138 |
R; B; ML |
990 - 3,120 |
660 |
6 x 50 or 2 x 250 |
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Bv 141 B |
R; GA |
550 - 720 |
440 |
4 x 50 |
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Fi 167 |
R; T; B |
940 - 1,120 |
2,200 |
4 x 250 or 2 x 500 or Torpedo 740- |
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900 |
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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 |
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2 x 1,800 or 96 x 50 |
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FW 189 |
AC; GA |
620 - 970 |
440 |
4 x 50 |
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FW 190 Bomber |
B; GA |
410 - 960 |
550, 1,100 |
1 x 250 or 1 x 500 or 96 SD 2 |
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Ar 196 |
F; R; B |
350 - 980 |
220 |
2 x 50 |
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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 |
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2 Torpedos |
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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 |
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1,000 and 2 x 250 (or 500) |
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Do 215 |
R; NF; B |
810 - 1,450 |
2,200 |
20 x 50 or (2 x 250) |
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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 |
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2 x 500 |
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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 |
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8 x 50 and 2 x 500 or 2 x 1,000 and |
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2 x 500 or 1 x 1,400 or 1 x 1,800 or |
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Torpedo 740 - 940 |
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Do 217 |
NF; GA |
1,180 - 1,975 |
880 |
8 x 50 |
| NB: AC: Army Cooperation. B: Bomber. DB: Dive Bomber. F: Fighter.
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Ground attack. ML: Mine Laying. NF: Night Fighter. R: Reconnaissance. T: Torpedo Dropping. |
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Ranges and bomb loads are normal and maximum. The first bomb stowage is nor-mal, the other alternative. |
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