I’m curious about the reasoning behind using a non staved upkeep as apposed the staved version.
The staved version was abandoned because it would break up on contact with the sea. However I have seen test drops where the wooden upkeep is intact especially where it bounces up on the beach at Reculver. Was the test upkeep ever dropped at 60feet or was it abandoned before that? If before would the test upkeep have actually worked if dropped at it’s correct height ?
By: mike currill - 10th July 2013 at 13:35
Correct. In fact Barnes Wallis was surprised to find that after the staves came of the bomb actually bounced better.
By: me109g4 - 9th July 2013 at 23:40
I thought the wood cladding was coming off on impact with the water,,
By: SimonSpitfire - 9th July 2013 at 17:15
I’m curious about the reasoning behind using a non staved upkeep as apposed the staved version.
The staved version was abandoned because it would break up on contact with the sea. However I have seen test drops where the wooden upkeep is intact especially where it bounces up on the beach at Reculver. Was the test upkeep ever dropped at 60feet or was it abandoned before that? If before would the test upkeep have actually worked if dropped at it’s correct height ?
Didn’t the wood cladding make the bomb veer off it’s path?
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July 9, 2013 at 1:57 pm