A.P. Mk.I (2,000 lb)

Two A.P. Mk.I (2,000 lb) with the markings on the bombs clearly visible.

Description

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Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• Firebrand TF Mk IV
• Halifax B Mk IIIa
• Hampden TB Mk I
• Wellington Mk Ic
• Wellington Mk Ic/L
• Wellington Mk III
• Wellington Mk X
• Wyvern S4

General info

Bomb characteristics
Mass	1,934 lbs
Explosive mass	75.3 kg
Explosive type	Shellite
TNT equivalent	70.78 kg
HE max penetration	75 mm
Armour destruction radius	5 m
Fragment dispersion radius	100 m

Effective damage

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Comparison with analogues

Bomb		Mass (kg)	TNT equivalent (kg)	Penetration @ 30° @ 100 m (mm)	Penetration @ 0° @ 2000 m (mm)
	PC1600 (1,600 kg)	1600	294.91	96	120
	A.P. Mk.I (2,000 lb)	877.2	70.78	75	126
	Navy Type 3 Number 150 AP (1,500 kg)	1498.6	94.3	78	121

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Penetrating shots will destroy or cripple almost any target

Cons:

• Small explosive filler
• Shellite is one of a very few explosive fillers which are less efficient per kilogram than the TNT, making the TNT equivalent even worse

History

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Media

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See also

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• reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;
• references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.

External links

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• other literature.

Armour-piercing bombs
USA
1,000 lb	A.P. AN-MK 33
1,600 lb	AN-Mk 1
Germany
10 kg	SD10C
50 kg	SD50
70 kg	SD70
500 kg	PC500
1,000 kg	PC1000
1,400 kg	PC 1400 X*
1,600 kg	PC1600
USSR
220 kg	BRAB-220 (1930)
250 kg	BRAB-250
500 kg	BRAB-500 (1938) · BRAB-500
1,000 kg	BRAB-1000
Britain
500 lb	S.A.P. Mk.II
2,000 lb	A.P. Mk.I
Japan
500 kg	Number Type 2 50 Model 1 GP(SAP)
800 kg	Navy Type 99 Number 80 AP
1,500 kg	Navy Type 3 Number 150 AP
Italy
160 kg	A.P 160
630 kg	630 P.D.
	* Guided bomb
See also	List of high-explosive, unguided, free-falling bombs · List of guided bombs · List of retarded bombs