20 lb (9 kg) Cooper bomb.

The Cooper bomb was a British 20-pound (9 kg) bomb used extensively in World War I, it was the first high explosive bomb to be adapted by the Royal Flying Corps.[1]

Design

Bristol F.2 Fighter with 8 Cooper bombs under the wings.

The bomb was 24 lb (11 kg) in weight, of which 20 lb (9 kg) was the bomb casing and 4 lb (1.8 kg) was an explosive charge of Amatol.[2] The main body was 5⁄16 inch (8 mm) thick, and was made of cast iron, steel, or semisteel.[3] The aft body was made of wood and the fins from sheet steel.[4]

List of aircraft that used the Cooper bomb

References

  1. ^ "cooper bomb". world military collectables.
  2. ^ "How much weighed (really) a Cooper bomb?". www.theaerodrome.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  3. ^ a b Department, United States Army Ordnance (1919). Handbook of Ordnance Data. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 274.
  4. ^ "British Bombs". www.wwi-models.org. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper_bombs
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