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Does anybody have info about bombs used on allied planes represented in the game (Lightning, Thunderbolt, Mustang, Spitfire, Hurricane)? Creators of JSH mod plan on improving it by adding various loadouts and weaponry to attack planes.

They need info about wieight of various types of bombs, especially weight of explosives in them for correct blast effect modeling, how much bombs these planes typically carried in ground attack role, etc.

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Found this for US bombs which IIRC should be OK for most of the RAF planes as well as they used US bombs late war.

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Also found this on Wiki :-

History

The 3 inch (76 mm) Rocket Projectile was a development of the 2 inch (51 mm) rocket which was developed for anti-aircraft barrages in defence of the British Isles.

Design

Attaching 60-pdr SAP warheads onto 3in rocket projectile bodies

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Attaching 60-pdr SAP warheads onto 3in rocket projectile bodies

The rocket body was a steel tube 3 inches (76 mm) in diameter, hence the name. The tube was filled with 11 pounds (5 kg) of cordite which was the motive power. A warhead was screwed into the forward end, usually either a 60 lb high explosive charge or a 25 lb armour piercing shot but several warheads were available

It had 4 small tailfins which gave enough spin to stabilize the rocket, though it was unguided and targeting was a matter of judgment and experience. The rocket suffered badly from trajectory drop, making aiming difficult unless in a steep dive. The launch rails were a fixture and could not be jettisoned, and had a detrimental effect on the aircraft's performance while fitted.

The accuracy of the rocket projectiles was poor as a result, though the effects if it did strike the target were satisfactory. Against slow moving large targets like shipping the rocket was a formidable weapon, and it was on anti-shipping operations that the RP-3 was first used in 1942.

Use in Battle

Loading 3in 60-pdr SAP rocket projectiles onto a Hawker Typhoon

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Loading 3in 60-pdr SAP rocket projectiles onto a Hawker Typhoon

The RP-3 were fitted to British fighter bomber aircraft such as the Hawker Typhoon and Bristol Beaufighter. A typical installation was 4 projectiles on launching rails under each wing. They would be fired in pairs, one left, one right toward the target on the ground. De Havilland Mosquito bombers were also popular rocket platforms, capable of carrying eight projectiles, four under each wing; the rocket-armed FB Mk.XVIII (sometimes known as the Tsetse) also toted a 57mm (6 pounder) rapid-fire cannon that "gave Mosquito the broadside of a cruiser". It was a very powerful anti-shipping aircraft.

Specification

* Length: 55 in (1397 mm)

* Propelling charge: 11 lb (5 kg) cordite, electrically ignited.

* Max speed 1,000 mph (480 m/s)

* Range: 1 mile (1600 m)

* Weight: 47 lb (21 kg) with 25 lb (11 kg) AP head

* Warhead

o 60 lb Shell, HE/SAP (Semi-armour piercing)(27 kg)

o 60 lb Shell, HE/GP, Hollow Charge

o 18 lb Shell, HE (8 kg)

o 25 lb Shot, AP (11 kg)

o 25 lb Head, Solid, A/S (anti-submarine) (11 kg)

o 60 lb Shell, Practice (training only) (27 kg)

o 12 lb Head, Practice (training only)(5 kg)

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