SC1000 bomb

SC 1000
SC 1000
	SC 1000 in cross-section without tail
Type	General purpose HE bomb
Place of origin	Germany
Service history
In service	from December, 1941
Used by	Luftwaffe
Specifications
Mass	1,090 kg (2,400 lb) (C); 1,002 kg (2,209 lb) (L & L2);
Length	Overall; 278 cm (109 in) (C & L2); 255 cm (100 in) (L); Body; 190 cm (75 in) (C & L2); 174 cm (69 in) (L);
Diameter	66 cm (26.0 in) (C); 64.8 cm (25.5 in) (L); 65 cm (25.6 in) (L2);
Filling	Amatol (40%) / Trotyl (60%); Trialen 105
Filling weight	620 kg (1,370 lb) (C); 530 kg (1,170 lb) (L); 600 kg (1,300 lb) (L2);

The SC 1000 (Sprengbombe Cylindrisch 1000) or cylindrical explosive bomb was a large air-dropped general-purpose thin-cased high explosive demolition bomb used by Germany during World War II. Weighing more than 1,000 kg (2,200 lb), it was nicknamed the Hermann by the Germans in reference to the Luftwaffe commander, Hermann Göring.^[1]

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