https://padlet.com/daniel_rakhuba/kzaewdf2eyc9 Aerial Bombs used in WW2 en-us 2018-05-07 18:29:45 UTC 2025-05-20 14:52:13 UTC hello@padlet.com daniel_rakhuba https://padlet.com/daniel_rakhuba/kzaewdf2eyc9/wish/258670742 Created by the National Defense Research Committee, the VB-6 Felix, used by the US, relied on Infrared to find heat signatures of their enemy's. ]]> 2018-05-07 18:40:47 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_rakhuba/kzaewdf2eyc9/wish/258670742 daniel_rakhuba https://padlet.com/daniel_rakhuba/kzaewdf2eyc9/wish/258676719 Designed by Max Kramer, the Fritz X was a glider bomb used by the Germans, that would often be used to sink ships.]]> 2018-05-07 18:54:27 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_rakhuba/kzaewdf2eyc9/wish/258676719 daniel_rakhuba https://padlet.com/daniel_rakhuba/kzaewdf2eyc9/wish/258679403 The Azon was the first smart bomb used by the US, it used to guiding technology that would follow tanks, ships, and planes around. It had a operating range of 5000 feet, 1,500m.]]> 2018-05-07 19:01:29 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_rakhuba/kzaewdf2eyc9/wish/258679403 daniel_rakhuba https://padlet.com/daniel_rakhuba/kzaewdf2eyc9/wish/258777972 The ASM-N-2 Bat was used by the US Navy, it was a TV guided anti shipping weapon. A TV image would be sent to the operators from the nose of the missile, after that they would adjust it accordingly.]]> 2018-05-08 03:54:38 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_rakhuba/kzaewdf2eyc9/wish/258777972 daniel_rakhuba https://padlet.com/daniel_rakhuba/kzaewdf2eyc9/wish/258780196 GB-1, nicknamed the "Grapefruit Bomb," was used by the United States Army Air Forces. Due to its advanced technology at the time, it was a long distance gliding bomb that would slowly descend do the target, when a switch was pulled it would perform a dive bomb accelerating at high speeds to its target.]]> 2018-05-08 04:15:31 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_rakhuba/kzaewdf2eyc9/wish/258780196 daniel_rakhuba https://padlet.com/daniel_rakhuba/kzaewdf2eyc9/wish/258780484 The LBD Gargoyle, Gargoyle for short, was a 8"6" missile covered in metal piercing Armour that would destroy fleets of ships parked closely in a matter of seconds. Which was used by the United States but only for testing purposes.]]> 2018-05-08 04:18:36 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_rakhuba/kzaewdf2eyc9/wish/258780484 daniel_rakhuba https://padlet.com/daniel_rakhuba/kzaewdf2eyc9/wish/258780889 The M47 bomb was a small bomb with thin metal walls made to quickly bombard the enemys lines with confusuion giving time to drop another explosive with a higher impact. Due to the thin walls, its production was stopped because the gases would often leak when loading the bomb into a plane.]]> 2018-05-08 04:22:40 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_rakhuba/kzaewdf2eyc9/wish/258780889 daniel_rakhuba https://padlet.com/daniel_rakhuba/kzaewdf2eyc9/wish/258781130 The Pelican was a semi-active radar seeker missile that would partially target and follow enemy but it would often need assistance with the operators.]]> 2018-05-08 04:24:49 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_rakhuba/kzaewdf2eyc9/wish/258781130 daniel_rakhuba https://padlet.com/daniel_rakhuba/kzaewdf2eyc9/wish/258781390 The Pumpkin bomb was developed through the Manhattan Project, it was a aerial missile that had similar characteristics to the Atomic bomb used in Hiroshima.]]> 2018-05-08 04:27:17 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_rakhuba/kzaewdf2eyc9/wish/258781390 daniel_rakhuba https://padlet.com/daniel_rakhuba/kzaewdf2eyc9/wish/258781686 The Thin Man was a Nuclear Bomb trying to imitate/replace the Pumpkin Bomb and/or the Atomic Bomb. Due to its sleek body work, it would be dropped right on top of its target reaching it in matters of seconds depending on its dropping height, with its intense aerodynamics it would not give the enemy enough time to try to get cover.]]> 2018-05-08 04:29:45 UTC https://padlet.com/daniel_rakhuba/kzaewdf2eyc9/wish/258781686