abn deuce Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 I knew of these sysyems being used in anti aircraft artillary shells but not in bombs dropped by aircraft heres a clip about them Something went wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 So before these there were no airburst granades ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philb Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 One of my first jobs was working on semiconductor replacements for valve shell and bomb fuzes. Despite the apparent ruggedness of solid state devices it was a long time before they were made as tough as the special valves that had been developed for this application. The problem was mostly that although the semiconductors were rugged, their packaging and internal wiring would not stand the acceleration of a shell firing - as the film said, around 20000g! It was a very educational and sometimes exciting experience to test them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 There was TV guided bomb as well at the end of WW2. One of Dick Strawbridge's Tv shows had a clip of one on test. Going right down the on the watching boffins. There a WC54 in the clip as well, just as the boffins go fleeing past it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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