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Effect of bombs on Tirpitz
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:54 pm
by paul.mercer
Gentlemen,
As you all know Tirpitz was finally capsised by 6 ton bombs from RAF Lancasters, was there ever any evaluation of what the effect of these bombs had on her armour (I Know she was sunk!) I would imagine that some would have gone straight through her and did'nt actually need to explode to cause mortal damage.
Re: Effect of bombs on Tirpitz
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:45 pm
by Herr Nilsson
Re: Effect of bombs on Tirpitz
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 8:50 am
by RF
This is a pretty comprehensive report, and it demonstrates the strategic consequences of having a force of heavy bombers, an arm the Luftwaffe never properly developed.
Re: Effect of bombs on Tirpitz
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:30 pm
by Bgile
It also demonstrates the danger of having large outboard voids and not ballasting partly full fuel tanks.
Re: Effect of bombs on Tirpitz
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:07 pm
by celticmarine10
Even if the Tallboy's didn't detonate, they would still cause a huge amount of damage by going right through her. I think this happened to the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in Brest didn't it?
regards,
Celticmarine
Re: Effect of bombs on Tirpitz
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 6:46 pm
by RF
And if the Tallboys failed, there was always Grand Slam. As evidenced by their demolition of the Beiliefeld railway viaduct - without actually hitting it.