SC1200 bomb

The SC 1200 (Sprengbombe Cylindrisch) or cylindrical explosive bomb in English was a general-purpose bomb used by the Luftwaffe during World War II.

SC 1200
SC 1200 in cross-section without tail
Type	General-purpose bomb
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Service history
Used by	Luftwaffe
Wars	World War II
Specifications
Mass	1,117 kg (2,463 lb)
Length	2.77 m (9 ft 1 in)
Diameter	650 mm (25.6 in)[1]
Warhead	Trialen
Warhead weight	631 kg (1,391 lb)[1]

Design

It had a drawn steel body with a heavy cast steel nose cap for armor penetration and was similar to the preceding SC 1000 in construction. It was filled with Trialen 105, a mixture of 15% RDX, 70% TNT and 15% aluminium powder. A central exploder tube of high grade TNT ran down the center of the explosives to ensure detonation. At the other end was a base plate, just forward of which the magnesium alloy tail was tack welded onto the body, and also bolted to the tail attachment brace. Around the nose of the bomb was a kopfring - a metal ring, triangular in cross section, designed to prevent ground penetration or to stop forward momentum when hitting water. The bomb was attached to the aircraft horizontally by an attachment band and hung from a H-type suspension lug. It could be horizontally suspended in a bomb bay or horizontally mounted on a fuselage hardpoint.[1]

References

1. "LUFTWAFFE RESOURCE CENTER". Warbirds Resource Group. 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.