ted15 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 HI The B-24 Liberators Used by coastal command usually carried between 8-12 250lb depth charges and late war in addition carried 1 or 2 FIDOs. Just that the Lib only had one usable bombbay the other had a fuel tank. So where would the Fido's be located? cheers Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 According to the info i've found so far you can have two tanks, one on each side of a bomb bay, in the fwd bay for c of g reasons. Or just one tank leaving the other side free for weapons. Here is a pic showing a tank: http://www.b24bestweb.com/images/B24/KUUIPO1.JPG Jari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted15 Posted July 22, 2015 Author Share Posted July 22, 2015 Hi again Jari. Great stuff. From what I read they where used after the depth charge attack. cheers Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Hemsley Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 In a related question, does anyone have an AM source for 1/72 250lb depth charges? I can think of a few types that defended Canadian shores between '39-'45 that carried them. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted15 Posted July 22, 2015 Author Share Posted July 22, 2015 Hi Scott, I have not found any 1/72 scale 250lb depth charges, But Redroomodels do a British 450lb depth charge and Attack Squadron do the US 325lb MK xvii, also MK 54 350lb in 1/72 & 1/48. Belcher Bits do 1500lb mine and 250lb d/c set in 1/48 cheers Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Shouldn’t be too hard to scratch build these 250lb depth charges: http://ww2today.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Fortess-bomb-bay.jpg https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/2a/d1/30/2ad1306fd2a2c155c6c8b1feabe7abe6.jpg Jari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted15 Posted July 22, 2015 Author Share Posted July 22, 2015 Hi Jari, have you a secret stash of photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Nope, just google but if you add the right wording you get better results. Jari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Hemsley Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Thanks, Jari. I think I just might be able to do something with those two excellent photos. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Here are some details of the 250lb depth charges as seen in the photos above: Mk VIII Overall dark green, ½” red band near nose, 2” light green cross-hatched band near suspension lug. Lt - 56” Body Lt - 38.15” Dia - 11” Tail Lt - 18” A convex nose is welded onto the front, and sometimes it is fitted with a concave nose attachment. The suspension lug was at the centre of gravity. The tail has 3 equally spaced ports at the front where the tail meets the body. Mk XI & XI* Dark green overall, ½” red band and a coloured band indicating type of explosive painted around body in front of suspension lug. Lt - 54.8” Body Lt - 37’ Dia - 11’ Tail Lt 17.8” Front dished in to prevent ricochet. The front of the tail has one large port and 2 smaller ports to give access to the fuze area. The Mk XI has one suspension lug at the c of g, the XI* has 2 lugs to fit on U.S. a/c. Jari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Hemsley Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 (edited) Thanks again, Jari. You must've been reading my mind ... just what I was looking for. Scott Edited July 26, 2015 by Scott Hemsley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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