PC1600 (1,600 kg)

Two PC1600 (1,600 kg) with the markings on the bombs clearly visible.

Description

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Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• He 177 A-3
• He 177 A-5
• Ju 188 A-2
• Me 264

General info

Bomb characteristics
Mass	1,600 kg
Explosive mass	230.4 kg
Explosive type	RDX/PWX
TNT equivalent	294.91 kg
HE max penetration	96 mm
Armour destruction radius	12 m
Fragment dispersion radius	100 m

Effective damage

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Comparison with analogues

There are very, very few heavy armour-piercing bombs available, making it difficult to make a fair comparison, as most nations lack any bombs that could be thought of as an analogue. Still, among those few peers that exist, the PC1600 has an excellent explosive filler and penetration characteristics.

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

The PC1600 is a very specialised bomb, useful primarily against naval vessels, in particular the hull of the battleships and heavy cruisers, if dropped from a high altitude, level flight. Note, though, that in order to penetrate the top of the turrets of most of the battleships, the bomb needs to be dropped from over 3,500 m.

Against ground targets, it's basically an overweight equivalent of SC500 - still enough to kill every ground vehicle from a direct hit, but with the mass of 1.6 ton it makes your airplane a slower, less manoeuvrable target.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Large explosive filler for armour-piercing bomb
• Excellent penetration

Cons:

• Very limited use against targets in the Ground Battles

History

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Media

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See also

• SC1800B (1,800 kg)

External links

• [Wikipedia] PC 1600

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