24.09.2008, 03:04
@Gringo: oh really?! and where are those original documentations? If you would use your brain while reading references you'll find out that the drawing is absolutely accurate and the results for the ingame bombs can be easily be obtained by recreating the tests I made:
That setup is so simple that you can't argue against it.
and here the figures you need:
4000lb High capacity bomb (Cookie)
Weight: 4000lb = ~1814kg
Charge to weight ratio: 75%
Weight of Filling: 3000lb = ~1360,5kg
Filling: Amatol 60/40 TNT
SC 2000
Weight: 4299lb = 1950kg
Charge to weight ratio: 50%
Weight of Filling: 2149,5lb = 975 kg
Filling: Amatol 60/40 TNT
FAB 2000M43
Weight: 4553lb = 2065.5kg
Charge to weight ratio: 64%
Weight of Explosive Filling: 2914lb = 1322kg
Filling: Amatol 50/50 TNT
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TNT equivalent of Amatol: 0,85
So the FAB 2000 has a higher explosive power than both the cookie and the SC 2000 due to its higher TNT ratio of 50%instead of 40%.
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So, the FAB2000 has roughly 350kg more explosives and achieves a 5 times bigger destruction radius than the SC2000? Obviously wrong. So in turn, the Cookie, which is based on the FAB5000 with half its destructive power is also wrong. That is fine, as long as it is acknowledge and people are not lead to belive that this is a historical representation.
That setup is so simple that you can't argue against it.
and here the figures you need:
4000lb High capacity bomb (Cookie)
Weight: 4000lb = ~1814kg
Charge to weight ratio: 75%
Weight of Filling: 3000lb = ~1360,5kg
Filling: Amatol 60/40 TNT
SC 2000
Weight: 4299lb = 1950kg
Charge to weight ratio: 50%
Weight of Filling: 2149,5lb = 975 kg
Filling: Amatol 60/40 TNT
FAB 2000M43
Weight: 4553lb = 2065.5kg
Charge to weight ratio: 64%
Weight of Explosive Filling: 2914lb = 1322kg
Filling: Amatol 50/50 TNT
----------------------------------------------------
TNT equivalent of Amatol: 0,85
So the FAB 2000 has a higher explosive power than both the cookie and the SC 2000 due to its higher TNT ratio of 50%instead of 40%.
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So, the FAB2000 has roughly 350kg more explosives and achieves a 5 times bigger destruction radius than the SC2000? Obviously wrong. So in turn, the Cookie, which is based on the FAB5000 with half its destructive power is also wrong. That is fine, as long as it is acknowledge and people are not lead to belive that this is a historical representation.