SC 250 Types 1, 2 and 3; J, L, L2, B And K

Type: General Purpose
Over-all Length: 64.5 in. (Stabo: 87 in.)
Body Length: 47.0 in.
Body Diameter: 14.5 in.
Wall Thickness: 0.3 in wall to 2.8 in. at nose
Tail Width: 20.0 in.
Tail Length: 25.0 in.
Filling: 60/40 Amatol, TNT; TNT and wax or woodmeal and aluminum powder and naphthalene and ammonium nitrate.
Weight Of Filling: 287 lbs.
Total Weight: 548 lbs.
Charge/Weight Ratio: 52%
Fuzing: Series 5, 17 and 50 series. 57 in stabo
Color: Field grey, sky blue or aluminum over-all. Yellow stripes on the tail.
Suspension: Suspension is either horizontal or vertical.
Remarks: The L2 type is sometimes equipped with a spike making it detonate above the ground. Spike is 22.5 inches long and 3 inches in diameter.


4 Sc 250 bombs carried under the
inboard wings of a Ju 88A-6


Construction:
Type 1: Includes Models J, L, and L2. J is of one piece construction forged steel; L is one piece construction tube steel; L2 is two piece construction, nose forged steel, body tube steel.
Type 2: J is two piece construction forged steel.
Type 3: Includes Models J, B, and K. J is three piece construction; nose, forged steel; body, tube steel; and base, forged steel. B is three piece construction; nose, cast steel; body, tube steel; and base, arched steel case. K is three-piece construction; nose, case hardened steel; body, tube steel; and base, cast steel.

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Updated 05-10-01