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    French aircraft armament (guns, bombs, other...) in the interwar and WW2

    Hi everyone, I am currently finishing to upload my early 2025 research in the French archives to my Google Drive repertories. Yesterday, I completed the upload of archive number GR 9 N 281, which contains notices of various developments between 1933 and 1938 (mid 1938 tops); including the...
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    Secret German super explosive called RADgUm tested at Grafenwoehr during WWII

    Hi there, a question to all researchers here: In https://www.kopp-verlag.de/a/unter-verschluss-ausgabe-januar/februar-2023?srsltid=AfmBOoq5FgivyTyc7nwoMACA4qAFSWOswgfh1C9fzBYW3g5DOvtbqhUP (German) there is an article about a supposed super explosive the Germans did invent during WWII, which...
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    USAAF WW2 Unguided Glide Bomb GB-1 (and guided developments by USAAF/Navy)

    Hi everyone, I just came across this current video on the unguided glide bomb GB-1 experimentally used by the USAAF in WW2: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ij1FjUwi-E It wasn't very successful, but I think it shows an interesting technical approach to the problem, and the video also...
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    Information on the 1930s B bomb?

    Hi people, Recently I was reading David K Brown's work on British naval design ( Nelson to Vanguard: Warship Design and Development 1923-45), and here this description about what he referred to as "B bomb" caught my attention. Unfortunately I could not find much information about it...
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    French modular bomb

    Hi Folks. In a list in Jane's Weapon Systems of 1982 there is a modular bomb of French origin. But this is all I know about. It is said, that it divides in three independant bombs when droped. That's all I could find out. No pictures, no further information. Does anybody know more about this bomb?
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    Japanese Heavy Bombs WW2

    Are there any Japanese WW2 projects for bombs in the 2000+ kilogram range? The British, Americans, Germans, and Soviets all had various large conventional bombs in the 2000 - 20000 kilogram range, but I have not come across anything (in my limited research) of a similar weight class for Japan...
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    German 17.7 ton Bomb

    Hey everyone, I've seen numerous forums online discuss a supposed 17.7 ton bomb that was developed and tested by Germany during WW2. They say one was dropped by an Me 323, leading to the accidental destruction of that aircraft during the test. Does anyone have any additional information on the...
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    Guided bomb with an electro-optical correlation TV seeker

    Does anyone know how this works in the bomb? Can it track moving targets? For example Kab-500Kr From what I found there is an example I think. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx3o354xazU View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL1D0533C60002318D&v=MVnpjYUI9Z0
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    Momentum bomb

    I didn't find anything about Momentum bomb project in the forum. In Chris Gibson & Tony Buttler's book "British secret projects: Hypersonics, Ramjets & missles" this project names "RAE Momentum bomb": and "Vickers Momentum bomb": What does it mean? And I have another question. Do you have any...
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    Bombs in engine nacelles?

    How many different airplanes carried bombs in their engine nacelles? Both Martin Mariner and Marlin carried bombs or torpedoes in their enlarged engine nacelles. Grumman S2 Tracker ASW airplanes carry sona-boys in the rear end of their engine nacelles.
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