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Originally Posted by MD_Marx
Thanks for this very interesting item - I haven't looked at the article yet, but you might need to consider a few more variables before identifying a value for Cd for the bomb.
1. Bombing altitude. If you are bombing below the height needed to attain terminal velocity, the bomb won't attain it, and the Cd value will need to be computed from a theoretical velocity.
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Though I didn't write that up, it does suggest that the calculations required are not a simple feat
and I guess that's why (the yanks, at least, in the later stages and the PTO) went back to iron sight "guestimating" , dive and skip bombing for low level raids?