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How much deck armor would the 100 kg (220 lb) SAP bomb penetrate?

Dili

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It depends on altitude (or more precisely striking velocity). Italian anti ship bomb 160P 90mm from 4500m, my calculation from 3096m(10000ft) is 63mm . This is a bomb with only 24kg explosive so 15% of explosive so can be considered an AP bomb.
 

Wargames

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Thanks for the reply. I'm unfamiliar with the 160P and didn't know Italy even had an AP bomb. I thought the 100 kg SAP was the closest? When was the 160P available? Size?
 

Dili

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It was not in stocks at beginning (10 June 40) , i have no date but l probably still in 1940. I have it with real 163,5kg but no dimension or drawing data.
 

Dili

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By 1943(June) they had several AP, see this about their tests in Cant Z.1018 - Note that FFF are circular torpedo and not bombs.
 

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Dili

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From a document from 01 September 1941 Notiziario Armamento N.5 , so probably operational mid 1941, you can find the document in NARA T821-0481. In same document there is also defined how to put them in S.79 100kg drop bomb system, so in theory the S.79 could also take 12.
 
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Dili

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It should be what you said, maybe a little better but just a couple mm, from 3000m.

Assuming level bombing not dive bombing
 
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