The PD 500 (Panzersprengbombe Dickwandig) or thick walled armor-piercing explosive bomb in English was an armor-piercing bomb used by the Luftwaffe during World War II.
The PD series of bombs differed for the SC series because they had thick cases for enhanced penetration of armored targets like warships. The charge-to-weight ratio of the bomb was low at only 6.3%, while most general-purpose bombs had a charge-to-weight ratio of between 30 and 50%. The body was of two-piece drawn-steel construction which was filled through the base with RDX and was fitted with a magnesium alloy 4 finned tail with a cylindrical strut. A single electric fuze was located in the base, and an electrical charging head was located in the rear 1/3 of the body. The PD 500 was horizontally suspended by an H-Type suspension lug in a bomb bay or fuselage hardpoint. It was dropped in horizontal flight from a height of at least 11,500 ft (3,500 m), and penetration was stated to be 5.5–6.25 in (140–159 mm). The bombs were painted sky blue with red stripes on the tail.[1]
^ abUnited States War Office (1953). German explosive ordnance : (bombs, fuzes, rockets, land mines, grenades and igniters). United States Government Printing Office. OCLC 713755660.
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panzersprengbombe, dickwandig, thick, walled, armor, piercing, explosive, bomb, english, armor, piercing, bomb, used, luftwaffe, during, world, typearmor, piercing, bombplace, origin, nazi, germanyservice, historyused, byluftwaffewarsworld, iispecificationsmas. The PD 500 Panzersprengbombe Dickwandig or thick walled armor piercing explosive bomb in English was an armor piercing bomb used by the Luftwaffe during World War II PD 500TypeArmor piercing bombPlace of origin Nazi GermanyService historyUsed byLuftwaffeWarsWorld War IISpecificationsMass500 kg 1 100 lb Length2 11 m 6 ft 11 in Diameter279 mm 11 in WarheadRDXWarhead weight32 kg 71 lb 1 Contents 1 Design 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksDesign EditThe PD series of bombs differed for the SC series because they had thick cases for enhanced penetration of armored targets like warships The charge to weight ratio of the bomb was low at only 6 3 while most general purpose bombs had a charge to weight ratio of between 30 and 50 The body was of two piece drawn steel construction which was filled through the base with RDX and was fitted with a magnesium alloy 4 finned tail with a cylindrical strut A single electric fuze was located in the base and an electrical charging head was located in the rear 1 3 of the body The PD 500 was horizontally suspended by an H Type suspension lug in a bomb bay or fuselage hardpoint It was dropped in horizontal flight from a height of at least 11 500 ft 3 500 m and penetration was stated to be 5 5 6 25 in 140 159 mm The bombs were painted sky blue with red stripes on the tail 1 See also EditList of weapons of military aircraft of Germany during World War IIReferences Edit a b United States War Office 1953 German explosive ordnance bombs fuzes rockets land mines grenades and igniters United States Government Printing Office OCLC 713755660 External links Edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title PD 500 amp oldid 967783088, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
