Bombs carried by Italian Stukas
- Brendan
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Bombs carried by Italian Stukas
Apologies if this is a dumb question, but did Italian Stukas use Italian bombs or German ones? Thanks!
Best wishes,
Brendan
Best wishes,
Brendan
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As at an early stage Italian heavy bombs hadn't the belt to be horizontally loaded, Italians bought stocks of SD 50, 100, 250, 500 and even 1000 kgs German bombs, the first two for wing racks. Once the device was provided for Italian products, national bombs of 50 (wings) and 250 kgs (belly) were used. Italian 500 kgs, or heavier, bombs were never loaded as they were too long for Ju.87s.
Stefano
P.S. Never a question is dumb!
As at an early stage Italian heavy bombs hadn't the belt to be horizontally loaded, Italians bought stocks of SD 50, 100, 250, 500 and even 1000 kgs German bombs, the first two for wing racks. Once the device was provided for Italian products, national bombs of 50 (wings) and 250 kgs (belly) were used. Italian 500 kgs, or heavier, bombs were never loaded as they were too long for Ju.87s.
Stefano
P.S. Never a question is dumb!
Exactly! And it so happens to be a good question with a good response! When I was at the UofT TAing undergrads, I would make a point of mentioning to the undergrads that the only dumb question was the one they didn't ask. I believe this is what distnguishes those that get ahead and those that don't ie., asking and knowing.Stefano wrote:P.S. Never a question is dumb!
1:48 Italian Bombs
Francois,
1:48 Italian bombs are produced by Belcher Bits of Canada.
Regards,
Aeroal.
1:48 Italian bombs are produced by Belcher Bits of Canada.
Regards,
Aeroal.
Hello Francois,
the Belcher bits Bombs are really a good choice.
I have also bought them some months ago.
But you should know that the noses of all the bombs (100/250/500 kg) are a little bit too hemispherical, compared to historic photographs or the manual, which MauroG recently found on the Net: http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/ref ... -Italy.pdf (Another topic in this forum: bomb colors).
For my bombs, I think, I will remanufacture the noses with self-turned metal parts... But grinding a bit will also be effective!
Best regards and happy modelling,
Ulrich
the Belcher bits Bombs are really a good choice.
I have also bought them some months ago.
But you should know that the noses of all the bombs (100/250/500 kg) are a little bit too hemispherical, compared to historic photographs or the manual, which MauroG recently found on the Net: http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/ref ... -Italy.pdf (Another topic in this forum: bomb colors).
For my bombs, I think, I will remanufacture the noses with self-turned metal parts... But grinding a bit will also be effective!
Best regards and happy modelling,
Ulrich