GP 100T (100 kg)
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Description
GP 100T bomb is the most common bomb on italian aircrafts and you will be using it from rank I to rank IV, is a multipurpose bomb since half of him weight is pure TNT making it a great choice for bombing bases on Air Battles and geting a fair amount of kills on Mixed battles with strike aircraft like Breda 88 (P.XI) or SM.91
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
| Vehicles equipped with this weapon | |
|---|---|
| Fighters | G.55 sottoserie 0 · G.55 serie 1 · G.55S · G.56 |
| Re.2000 G.A. · Re.2001 CB · Re.2002 Early · Re.2005 serie 0 | |
| Twin-engine fighters | Ro.57 Quadriarma |
| Attackers | Ba.65 (K.14) L · Breda 88 (P.XI) · F.C.20 Bis |
| SM.91 · SM.92 | |
| Bombers | |
| BR.20 | B.R.20DR · B.R.20M M1 |
| Ju-87 | ▄Ju 87 D-3 |
| P.108 | P.108B serie 1 · P.108B serie 2 |
| S.81 | S.81 |
| S.M.79 | S.M.79 serie 1 · ▀S.M.79 serie 1 · ▀S.M.79 serie 4 · S.M.79 serie 8 · ▀S.M.79 serie 8 · S.M.79 AS · ▀S.M.79 AS · ▀S.M.79 bis/N · S.M.79 bis/T.M · ▀S.M.79 bis/T.M · S.M.79 B · ▀S.M.79 B |
| Z.1007 | Z.1007 bis serie 3 · Z.1007 bis serie 5 |
General info
GP 100T is a bomb who deals explosive damage, making it a good option to kill ground targets and enemy bases, the total of TNT on the bomb is 50kg
Effective damage
GP 100T weights 100kg and have 50.6 kg of TNT with a a explosive area off 5 meters and 100 meters of fragmentation damage
Comparison with analogues
This bomb is similar to the American 250Lbs bomb, with the only diference being 3 meters more of Fragmentation damage
Usage in battles
Airbattles:
Using this on air battles as a fighter is nothing especial, you get slower all around but you can bomb targets, if you use it go for pillboxes or medium tanks just like on mixed battles. In the other hand as a bomber this bomb is the one with best loadouts since 50 kgs of TNT make it better than other bombs and you are sure of dealing great damage to enemy bases or ground targets.
Mixed battles:
It becomes your way to get good fighters like G55 serie 0 or G55S in battle,you can get 2 or 3 kills and still getting a great plane for defending your allies, in strike aircraft it is a the best option on most of cases.
Pros and cons
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Pros:
-It have the best loadouts for bombers
-Makes really good fighters a viable option on mixed battles
Cons:
-Sometimes you will need something heavier for heavier enemys (mixed battles)
-you have limited options to set the bomb serie
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