Who was Fritz: SD/PC 1400 or 1700??

[LEI-13-HG]

Thanks for your previous answers fellas:tinysmile_twink_t2:

In wartime manuals (ARP manual 'Objects dropped from the air') and a War Diary (No. 42 BD Section War Diary), I've seen the refernce to a SD 1400 called Fritz. I've also seen an SD 1400 mentioned in BD memoirs.

However, according to this page, there was no such thing as a SD 1400, (it says there was an SD 1700) and it says Fritz was actually a PC 1400.

http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/bombs.html

Who's correct?

One thing they all agree on, is that Fritz (whatever) his weight/type, had a 'fuze extension cap' covering the fuze - what was a fuze extension cap for?

Thanks again

Austin

 

[waffenamt]

The extension cap was to 'convert' the fuzes for use in the bigger bombs methinks...?

best

waff

 

[waffenamt]

....there is deffo reference to an SD1400 in the Pawlas manual and ive always thought that was pretty spot-on.
I cannot post a pic as my uploader is de-funct at the mo.

best
waff

 

[Fuzeman]

Hi Austin
Fritz was a SD 1400 Kg bomb , Single fuze pocket Overall length 9Ft 4 inches with a body of 6ft 3 3/4 inchs Dia 1 ft 10 inches.
the tail being 3 ft 9 inches long by 1 ft 10 inches in diameter
Sorry about being in imperial, but thats from an American publication

 

[Fuzeman]

The fuze pocket in SD bombs was deeper than normal SC bombs so to charge the fuze an Extention cap was required

 

[LEI-13-HG]

Cheers Steve/Waff

Making sense.

So - last question - I promise!

SD 1400 was Fritz, not the PC 1700 as our late-war-joining-Allies appear to have designated it?

Austin

 

[Fuzeman]

There was a FRZ1400 which was a wire guided bomb that sunk the italian battleship Roma

 

[Fuzeman]

Hi austin
There was no designation given to the PC1700 kg bomb