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Here is what I found for German Bombs available during WWII.

German Bombs
SC = SPRENGBOMBE CYLINDRICH (thin cased general purpose).
PC = PANZERBOMBE CYLINDRICH (armour piercing).
SD = SPRENGBOMBE DICKWANDIG (thick cased semi-armour piercing).
LC = LICHT CYLINDRISCHE (LC 50 parachute flare).
AB = ABWURFBEHÄLTER (bomblet container)

SC = SPRENGBOMBE CYLINDRICH - designed for maximum blast effect having a high charge-to-weight ratio of 55 per cent explosive SC bombs were used primarily for general demolition. Approximately 8 out of 10 of German high explosive bombs dropped on the U.K. were of the SC type. Sizes included 50 kg, 250 kg, 500 kg, 1000 kg "Hermann", and the 1800 kg "Satan". There was even a 2500 kg type although rarely used.

PC = PANZERBOMBE CYLINDRICH - Having a charge-to-weight ratio of 20% explosive, because of their penetration qualities they were used primarily against ships and fortifications. The 1400 kg "Fritz" is a good example of this type.

SD = SPRENGBOMBE DICKWANDIG - Medium cased steel weapons and, being either anti-personnel or semi-armour piercing, had a charge-to-weight ratio of 35 per cent explosive; 50, 250, 500 and 1700 kg versions.

LC = LICHT CYLINDRISCHE - About the same size as a conventional SC 50 bomb, hence its designation "50". Used for target illumination and marking at night.

AB = ABWURFBEHÄLTER (bomblet container)
Common AB sizes were AB70, AB250, AB500 and AB1000. The bomblets used were typically SD1 or SD4 fragmentation bomblets or B1, B4 or B10 incendiary bomblets. There were also SD4HL hollow charge bomblets for anti-armour purposes.

Cutaway models of three types SD1 Spreng Dickenwand, Explosive Thick walled) clusterbomb and a practice SD1 bomb.
The SD1 is a 1 kg clusterbomb, carried in so called AB containers (Abwurf Behälter, ejected container) . 392 SD1 clusterbombs are contained in the AB500-1 container, 224 in the AB250-2 and 50 in the AB70-D1 container.
Left on the picture is the SD1 Üb; a cast mixture of concrete and steel schrapnel, mixed in such a way that the weight of the bomb is identical with the live bomb. The tail is made of pressed sheet steel. The entire bomb is painted red. It does not contain any (smoke)marker to observe the place of impact.

Second from left: The SD1. It has a cast iron body, normally used for 5cm mortar shells. The bomb has a sheet metal tail, which is held in place with a pressed sheet steel ring. The explosive content exists of cast TNT. The bomb is fuzed with the mechanical impact fuze AZ73 or AZ73A , the difference between the fuzes is in small details. The fuze body is made of cast zinc, the firing pin is made of steel, it has more or less the form of a thumbnail. Functioning of the fuze: In the AB container, packing of the bombs is nose into tail, so the tail of the after placed bomb protects the fuze of the bomb before it, and so on ( the bombs are placed fuze backward in the AB container). At impact the disc of the "thumbnail is pushed inward, pushing the firing pin into the firing cap. It explodes, on it's turn igniting the gaine which explodes the main charge. There are no safety devices on this fuze.

Second from right: a SD1 with a prefragmentated inner body, in contrast to the prior one mentioned that has a smooth inner body. For the rest, all the data are the same. Total weight of bomb: 2 Lbs (1 kg) , total length: 6,7 "(170mm) Body diameter: 2,0" (50mm).

Right: The SD1(f), based on the french 5 cm mortar shell body. The fuze is the AZ 73B, an impact fuze that has only a shear wire as safety device. On impact the firing pin is driven inward, igniting the firing cap (red) that ignites the Gaine. Total weight: 520 grams, length: 130mm, Diameter :50mm. The explosive charge exists of 60 grams FP02.

The SD1(f), based on the french 5 cm mortar shell body. The fuze is the AZ 73B, an impact fuze that has only a shear wire as safety device. On impact the firing pin is driven inward, igniting the firing cap (red) that ignites the Gaine. Total weight: 520 grams, length: 130mm, Diameter :50mm. The explosive charge exists of 60 grams FP02.

JVL wrote:Minkälainen tämä saksalaisten käyttämä rypälepommi(onkohan tämä oikea nimitys) oli?

JVL wrote:Mitä vastaan ja missä sitä käytettiin?

JVL wrote:Entä miten tytärpommit levisivät pommista?

JVL wrote:Tytärammusten koko ja paino ja käyttötarkoitus? Palo- sirpale- vai pelkkä räjähdeammus? Jos kenelläkään olisi kuvia tai tietoa tästä pommista, voisitteko kenties laittaa tänne?

JVL wrote:Sattuisitko tietämään tuosta SD 10 A- pommista mitään? mittoja, paino, oliko minkälaatuinen(palo, sirpale, räjähde)?