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His Imperial Chinese Air Force - Bomb Types

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Friday, January 31st 2014, 2:00pm

His Imperial Chinese Air Force - Bomb Types

The bombs of the Imperial Chinese Air Force were coded with a color system that made ​​it possible to determine the type of a bomb at first glance. These ribbons were placed at predetermined locations on the light gray painted bomb body.



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Friday, January 31st 2014, 2:11pm

High Explosive Bombs

  • HE50 has a total weight of 50kg and an explosive filling of 25kg
  • HE100 has a total weight of 100kg and an explosive filling of 50kg
  • HE250 has a total weight of 250kg and an explosive filling of 125kg
  • HE500 has a total weight of 500kg and an explosive filling of 260kg
  • HE1000 has a total weight of 1000kg and an explosive filling of 580kg
  • HE1200 has a total weight of 1200kg and an explosive filling of 620kg
  • HE1500 has a total weight of 1500kg and an explosive filling of 750kg
  • HE1800 has a total weight of 1800kg and an explosive filling of 1100kg
  • HE2000 has a total weight of 2000kg and an explosive filling of 1200kg
  • HE2500 has a total weight of 2500kg and an explosive filling of 1700kg

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Friday, January 31st 2014, 2:16pm

Armor Piercing Bombs

  • AP10 has a total weight of 10kg and an explosive filling of 5kg
  • AP50 has a total weight of 50kg and an explosive filling of 30kg
  • AP100 has a total weight of 100kg and an explosive filling of 55kg
  • AP110 has a total weight of 110kg and an explosive filling of 75kg
  • AP225 has a total weight of 225kg and an explosive filling of 105kg
  • AP250 has a total weight of 250kg and an explosive filling of 150kg
  • AP450 has a total weight of 450kg and an explosive filling of 180kg
  • AP500 has a total weight of 500kg and an explosive filling of 200kg
  • AP700 has a total weight of 700kg and an explosive filling of 215kg
  • AP910 has a total weight of 910kg and an explosive filling of 230kg

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Friday, January 31st 2014, 2:33pm

Incendiary Bombs

Bombs
  • IB50 with a total weight of 50kg filling with 12kg liquid fire mass
  • IB125 with a total weight of 125kg filling with 65kg liquid fire mass
  • IB180 with a total weight of 180kg filling with 75kg liquid fire mass
  • IB225 with a total weight of 225kg filling with 150kg liquid fire mass



Sticks:
  • IB1E with a total weight of 1kg filling with 0,7kg (Thermite+Elektron)
  • IB2E with a total weight of 2kg filling with 0,7kg (Thermite+Elektron)
  • IB4E with a total weight of 4,5kg filling with 1,2kg (Thermite+Elektron)
  • IB10E with a total weight of 10kg filling with 3,5kg (Thermite+Elektron)
  • IB10E-A with a total weight of 10kg filling with 3,5kg slow burning thermite mixture with naphthalene
  • IB10E-B with a total weight of 10kg filling with 3,5kg filling of tar, potassium perchlorate and ammonium nitrate

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Friday, January 31st 2014, 2:37pm

Flash Bombs / Parachute Flares

Flash bombs produce an instant bright light to allow reconnaissance aircraft aerial photographs at night.
  • FB50 Burning time: 1min 20 sec; Light Color: white / green

Parachute flares open the parachute some seconds after the dropping and light up the floor while they sink down slowly
  • PF250 Burning time: 4min 11sec; Light Color: white

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Monday, February 3rd 2014, 9:48am

Smoke Bombs

  • SBW50 5kg swimming smoking bomb
  • SBW250 40kg swimming smoking bomb
  • SB50 5kg smoking bomb
  • SBW250 40kg smoking bomb

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Monday, February 3rd 2014, 10:02am

Aerial Mines

Aerial mines be used against unarmored surface targets and are particularly focused on a strong detonation wave that devastated the environment. They are equipped with a parachute.

  • AM1000 has a total weight of 1000kg with an explosive filling of 740kg
  • AM2500 has a total weight of 2500kg with an explosive filling of 1650kg
  • AM4000 has a total weight of 3500kg with an explosive filling of 2700kg

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Monday, February 3rd 2014, 10:13am

Sea Mines

Sea mines are air-deployable mines, which are dropped on parachutes, not to be confused with air mines.

  • DSM A (ground mine) has a complete weight of 680kg with an explosive filling of 306kg
  • DSM B (ground mine) has a complete weight of 990kg with an explosive filling of 697kg
  • DSM C (moored contact mine) has a complete weight of 1050kg with an explosive filling of 278kg

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Monday, February 3rd 2014, 10:21am

Cluster Bombs

  • CB A has a total weight of 53kg filled with 40x1kg shaped charge bombs (explosion of container)
  • CB B has a total weight of 53kg filled with 36x1kg fragmentation bombs (explosion of container)
  • CB C has a total weight of 57kg filled with 5x7kg fragmentation bombs (centrifugal force throws bombs out of container)

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Monday, February 3rd 2014, 10:32am

Chemical Bombs

Instead of X is the abbreviation for the used poison gas.

X = M Mustard gas with code name Julang (Giant wave); special coding 1 yellow ring
X = P Phosgene with code name Feng Yun (Wind and Clouds); special coding 2 yellow rings
X = C Chlorpicrin with code name Dong Feng (East Wind); special coding 1 green ring
X = L Lewesite with code name Hong Jian (Red Arrow); special coding 2 green rings

  • CBX 50 has a total weight of 70kg with a toxic filling of 18kg
  • CBX 100 has a total weight of 70kg with a toxic filling of 23kg
  • CBX 200 has a total weight of 100kg with a toxic filling of 55kg
  • CBX 500 has a total weight of 500kg with a toxic filling of 325kg

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