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German Aircraft Weapons - Bombs

Generic Use Bombs
SC (Sprengbombe Zylindrisch) 10, 50, 250, 500, 1000, 1800, 2000, 2500 Kg  Fragmentation/Generic
SD (Sprengbombe Dickwandig) 1, 2, 10, 50, 70, 250, 500, 1000, 1700kg Thick Case Fragmentation/Semi piercing
PC (Panzersprengbombe Zylindrisch) 500, 1000, 1400, 1600, 1800kg Antiarmour fragmentation bomb (Also equiped with rocket acceleration Rs ending - Ruck Stoss antrieb)

​Specific Use Bombs
PD (Panzer Durchschlagbombe) 500, 1000kg Armour piercing
Flam (Flammbombe) 250, 500kg Napalm incendiary bombs
B (Brandbombe) 1, 2, 4, 10, 50, 250kg White Phosphorous Incendiary Bombs
SB (Splitter Bombe) 1000, 1800, 2500kg Splinter bombs
NC (Nebelbombe Cylindrich) 50kg Smoke Bombs
LC and BL (Leuchter 
Zylindrisch and BeLeuchter 50kg Flash Bombs and Bengala Bombs
ZC (Zielbomb Cylindrich) 10, 50, 250, 1000kg Cement Drill Bombs

AB (Abwurf Behalten) 36, 70, 250, 500, 1000kg Drop container cluster bombs

Special Use Bombs
Airlaunched naval mines
Torpedoes
Mine bombs
Torpedo Bombs

KC (Kemische Cylindrich) 50-1800kg Chemical Warfare Bombs

Bomb Modifications
Stabo (StacheBomben) Pole Bombs
Zar (Zunder Abstand Rhor) Spacer Pole
Dinort Stab (Dinort needle poles)

Appearance
50, 250, 500kg bombs looked the same whether they were SC, SD, Flam, B, NC, LC, BLC, ZC.

Colours
10, 50,250, 500kg painted Dunkelgrun RLM 71 but sometimes Grau RLM 02
Larger bombs were RLM 65 and the RLM 76
Some night unit bombs were painted black
AB group were RLM 02 for AB 36 and 70. RLM 65 or 76 for AB250,500, 1000

Colour Codes
Stripes or arrows at times the entire tail cone could be the same colour
RLM 04 Yellow SC Bombs
RLM 23 Red SD bombs
RLM 24 Blue PC bombs

In additionRLM 23 Red on warhead B Bombs
2 circular stripes at 1/3 of warhead Flam Bombs



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