Hi ! This topic will talk about German biggest bombs every built and could be added but not 100% also the sources are so limited !
SC 5000 could be fake
SHL 6000 built?
SA 4000 this bomb was built and used ! Biggest bombs was made and planned ! Very limited sources ! Some claims says SC 5000 was used very limited in the He 177
how every Germany had bigger bombs that was very limited in use but mostly used by He 177 !
if you have better sources and books feel free to put them in chat !
Disclaimer: numbers could be not 100% right !
List of bombs Some of them could be build and not build !
Folder 1
Type: Großladungsbombe SB 1000 Bomb weight: 1,000 kg Explosive weight: 735 kg to 850 kg Explosive filling: kg Fuze type: eAZ 165 cm cable length Length: 2,650 mm Diameter: 660 mm
Type: Großladungsbombe SC 1000 Bomb weight: 993 kg to 1,027 kg Explosive weight: 530 kg to 590 kg Explosive filling: kg Fuze type: El.AZ electrical impact fuze Length: 2,580 mm Diameter: 654 mm
Folder 2
Type: Großladungsbombe SB 2500 Bomb weight: 2,430 kg Explosive weight: 1,570 kg Explosive filling: Fp 60/40 Trialen Fuze type: El.AZ electrical impact fuze Length: 3,693 mm Diameter: 785 mm
Type: Großladungsbombe SA 4000 Bomb weight: 3,360 kg Explosive weight: 2,700 kg Explosive filling: Amatol 50/50 Fuze type: eAZ electrical impact fuze Length: 4,445 mm Diameter: 952 mm
Type: Hohlladungssprengbombe SHL 6000 !? Bomb weight: 6,000 kg Explosive weight: 4,000 kg Explosive filling: kg Fuze type: Length: 3,900 mm Diameter: 2,400 mm
Folder 3
Type: Minenbombe SC 1800 Bomb weight: 1,879 kg Explosive weight: 1,000 kg Explosive filling: kg Fuze type: El.AZ electrical impact fuze Length: mm Diameter: mm
Type: Minenbombe SC 2000 Bomb weight: 2,000 kg Explosive weight: kg Explosive filling: kg Fuze type: El.AZ electrical impact fuze Length: 3,500 mm Diameter: 440 mm
Type: Minenbombe SC 2500 Bomb weight: 1,700 kg Explosive weight: kg Explosive filling: Trialen Fuze type: El.AZ electrical impact fuze Length: 3,895 mm Diameter: 829 mm
Type: Minenbombe SC 5000 ?? Bomb weight: 5,000 kg Explosive weight: kg Explosive filling: kg Fuze type: Length: 5,250 mm Diameter: 920 mm
Atom bomb? There was no focus on atom bombs from the german side. The caption seems wrong and it was probably meant, like you said, for bigger bombs excluding nukes
Probably some made up thing i believe this bomb bay was experimental for the Future Ju-287 and have nothing to do with a nuclear bomb. Note that the bomb bay was shortened too.
yeah building a plane for a nuke if not even a working reactor was build would be like buying wheels for a car despite having money only in a few years to buy one
They where never near successful even if they try thier best, iirc the problem wasn’t the budget or engineering, it was the graphite that they bought wasn’t pure enough and had boron contamination that reduced it effectiveness
There was Atom bomb development, they just gave up at some point. The Uranium was then considdered (and maybe in some amount even used) as cores for 5 cm Pzgr.40/1. Note not depleated, but normal Uranium.
I don’t know about the compatibility with the SHL 6000 and the SC 5000, but the He 177 could not be equipped with the SA 4000.
“Carriage on the He 177 is not possible due to low ground clearance. The possibility of carriage on the Do 217 is still under investigation at this time.”
