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Swiss Bombs 1930

Dreamk

Well-Known Member
While looking for info on Czech bombs I gathered still more info on Swiss bombs from the interwar and ww2 period:

in 1935 the following types bombs were been introduced into the Swiss Air Force, designed the Federal Munitions Factory (MF + T) of Thun :
1.3 kg electron incendiary bombs,
splitter bombs of 6.5, 12, 25 and 50 kg
and explosive bombs weighing 50 kg (later called 50 kg high explosive bomb 37/59 that passed through various steps of developments and remained in service till the beginning of the sixties).

a 1947 poster showing the bombs remaining in service at the end of ww2:
3kg and 12kg splitter bomb, 50kg HE bomb
50kg 12kg & 3kg Fliegerbombe (Schweitz 1947 document).jpg

3kg Splitterbombe:
poster-bombe-avion-3kg-flugzeug.jpg

12kg Splitterbomb early model
12.jpg dewoitine_d-27_lll_259_20180129_1982302911.jpg

12kg Splitterbombe:
Fokker-CV-E1-02d (1).jpg 12kg Splitterbombe Screenshot 2021-11-04 231124.jpg



50kg Splitterbombe early model
50kg-bereit-Kopie (1).jpg

50kg HE (1942, 1947, sixties)
50-kg-Bb-am-C-35 (1).jpg Image7.jpg 50-kg-Bombe-am-Mustang 1.jpg 50kg Fliegerbombe mit aufgesetzter Schneidladung.jpg

As usual, all further details (dimensions, weight, weight of explosive , fuses) will be welcome
 
You can search for these Swiss bomb fuse (regulations, drawings, etc.)
... :)
Fz für 1,3kg Br Bo
FZ 37
VBZ 43
BZ 37
VBZ 43
Fa SZ 44
KZB 49
KZB 54
KZB 59
HBZ 45
HBZ 60
HBZZ 62
FZ 54
HBZ 66
HBZ 67
HBZ 68
HBZ 69
HBZ 70
EKBZ 67
EKBZ 68
EKBZ 69
EHBZ
el.LZZ
EBZ 73
SAFU No.1 Mk I
HB MVZ 84
HB MVZ 85
ABZ CH-Tabo
Zü Ueb Bd
....
 
Die Zunder der Schweizer Armee 1848-2000 von Peter Jaeggi has information about bomb fuzes.

Chris
 
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