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Originally Posted by Viikate

Yes, less damaging at the extreme lethal radius of the bomb. Lets say that the 2.5kg charge that you experienced would have been cased in pre-fragmented metal body. Would you have still liked to stand 300 meters from it knowing that it will throw thousands or tiny pieces of metal at you? In this case (very far from the explosion) which would have killed more likely? Fragments or the pressure from the blast?

sir. The werry design of the bomb is an important factor, how it was cast etc....

German bombs was cast so they had a thick nose and a thick end, so the explosion would find the thinnest place to get out. The werry aloy of steel used was also a factor and the most important part is that aluminum powder adds gigantic to the power of the explosion. Its not about fragments alone, its about the structure of the bomb it self and what kind of explosive used..

If you go by the basics of the power of the explosive used, some German bombs(not fragmentet) was considered 80% more effetive as british fragmentet bombs....this was design and the chemestry the germans used in the bombs......

Please.....fragments dont meen better bomb as pr word........we are not talking about IED`s but highly effective aerial bombs....

werry fast example

you have a 100KG fragmentet bomb, standard impact detonator in there you have TNT as explosive

leathel radius would be around 250-300m then you have to add the depth of impact and the angle of the explosion, plus fragment mass and energy.

You have a 100KG hole case cast bomb, standard impact detonator, in it you have a mix of TNT and aluminum powder..

The force alone from the explosive would make it atleast 50% more powerfull than the fragmentet.

Bomb casing is thinner to the sides, so the angle of the explosion is not as steep as the fragmentet one, so you have a more directet explsosion to the sides with atleast 50% more power...

It will move more soil in a greater area. The presure wave alone would cover the fagmentet bombs 250-300m

A bomb IS NOT ABOUT grooves in the casing, a bomb is about design and explosives......

To make the best bomb you need the perfect combination between design and chemicals......

The Germans got more destructive power out of a solid casing using design and better explosives than the allied did with average explosives and a better casing.....

a fun little example....(laying on the ground )

you can survive a handgrenade that is fragmentet in a distance of 3 m

A hole casing handgrenade you need to be 5 m away

you have a better kill zone with a fragmentet bomb, but a full casing bomb will take 15% away of lethality but add lethal distance so you loose 15% in outch but add 30% to the outch distance...