Hello,
first post here.
Have seen many amazing pictures of sectioned German 1Kg incendiary on here. Apart from being surgically sliced open, they all look to have been in good condition. Were these bombs that were dropped in action, or found elsewhere ?
Basically, I am wondering how the magnesium cases of these stood up to the impacts of being dropped from aircraft. Did any just break open from hitting the ground, or were they just robust enough to stand up to just about everything ?
I remember tearing up strips of magnesium ribbon at school, and am finding it hard to equate this as a sturdy bomb casing, if you know what I mean ?
first post here.
Have seen many amazing pictures of sectioned German 1Kg incendiary on here. Apart from being surgically sliced open, they all look to have been in good condition. Were these bombs that were dropped in action, or found elsewhere ?
Basically, I am wondering how the magnesium cases of these stood up to the impacts of being dropped from aircraft. Did any just break open from hitting the ground, or were they just robust enough to stand up to just about everything ?
I remember tearing up strips of magnesium ribbon at school, and am finding it hard to equate this as a sturdy bomb casing, if you know what I mean ?