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Post by thedoctor on Mar 22, 2014 4:36:45 GMT
Simple bombs are reliable bombs. Reliable bombs are good bombs. Perhaps "effective" would be a better choice of word. |
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Post by GK Sierra on Mar 22, 2014 21:15:32 GMT
There are no good bombs, but you can use bombs for good purposes. Killing is rightly horrifying and nauseating, but sometimes there are no better alternatives.
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Post by The Anarch on Mar 23, 2014 5:58:19 GMT
I guess I'll finally have to stop saying that things are "da bomb".
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Post by kyudosha on Apr 8, 2014 18:37:06 GMT
SC50 type bombs were filled either with powedered or cast explosives, the second possibility more likely. So, molten TNT or similar high-explosive (yes, it's safe to melt it) is poured into this metal shell, and just cools down to be a uniform solid. Pretty much what Xan said. For the bomb specifically asked by Tom this seems to be a decent reference: SC 50 BiThe filler is listed as: Cast TNT, Amatol or Trialen For an idea of what cast TNT looks like: Cast TNT BulkAnd if you want to see the devastation one of these small bombs can produce check out this video where they show the detonations for the SC 50 and SC 500: WW2 's German Bombs test 2Just thought I'd share what I found.  Yet another reference to the veracity of the "cast TNT". Seems to be as authentic as you can get (Army manual on German ordinance disposal): www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/ref/TM/pdfs/TM9-1985-2-German.pdf |
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