Wasserrollbombe SB 800RS Kurt Ausf.3 (Plastic model) - HobbySearch Military Model Store

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-The SB800RS [Kurt] 800kg recoil bomb is a spherical recoil bomb dropped from an aircraft, developed and analyzed by the German troops using the upkeep bomb used by the British in the operation of styling.
-In order to attack ships, power plants, sluices and harbors, this bomb extends the range while maintaining a high accuracy rate by bouncing the water surface like a drainer, jumping over the torpedo defense network and underwater Designed to explode.
-The effective range of this spherical bomb was calculated to be about 400 meters, but a rocket propulsion unit with 10 ° angle fins was installed to further extend the cruising range to 4,000 meters.
-Research started at the German Air Force Research Center from 1943, but unlike the British upkeep bomb, the test was not successful because it did not backspin the bomb before the drop, and it was not used in actual battle 1944 In the year the plan was abandoned.