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i u e c o,npa r i s on wi t h s n;a l l e r t ol: b s we i ; ; hi ng l e s s t ha n 2 ,
20 0 l b s
s h o ws ,
ho yve v er i , n t i e c a e o f t he "Ki r ow" t l a t t h e e f f e c t i v e
o f 2 5 f:e r c en t
tar ;et area f or SC y00 bombs conUists only cf "enlar;;ed tar et"
because the yenetrative streng th of th e bou, b a oes not suffice to
c r ack t l e hor i z o ut al pr o t e c t i o i .
I n a ddi t i on ,
t he SC 5 U - SC 5 U0
bombs employed abai nst navai tar ets are fill e d with tric?lorethylene
which : as par ticularly strong pr essure effect under tivater
•
but is not suockproof .
Th e SD 500D , which is filled w ith norral explosives, con tains
far less explosives that the SC 500 an d can therefore sink cruisers
onl y by di r e c t hi t ,
f o r wh i c h pur po s e r o :ve ve r t h e bor b ha s an
effective target surface of 50 percent at its disposal .
The SD 5008 can
therefore be considered as the rroper type of
bo nb a nd t h e pr o r e r c al i ber f o r a t t a c ks on c r ui s e r s di s , l ac i ng
.
from , OOG t o 10 ,
000 tons , aud also for an attacis on the "Dorset -
^hi r e " , n;a i n l y be ca us e t l e t hi c k e s 5 o f i h e a r c;or - pl a t i n ; pr o t e c t i i g
the ammunition rooms or .
tuis ship is not reliable , msasurin only
6 Lun . •
ìhe circumstances ar e reversed in tne case of destroyers .
Th e
SD 70 ,vould h ave an
e ff ect ive taro et area of 0 percent if it
s c or dd a cii r e c t i t , s o t ha t e v er y li i t s c or e d an y wl re r e on boa r d
s hi p Px c e pt i:h e f or wa r d ; n d ex t r e ue r e a r wou l d l ea d t o a s i r i n .
owever , artime experieuce has s h ouvn
tha t destroyers are very
maneuverable .
For this reason it is best co a ttack them with SC 250 's
;vhose e ff ec ti ve ran e un der water is considerable because of th e
relatively weak hull protecting tne delicate en ;ine mechanism of
destroyer-. F roru a tactical viewpoint one musc also coiisider cuat
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