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Cooper bombs in WWII?

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oldwheat

Charter Member
Do any of you ordnance gurus happen to know if cooper 20# anti-personnel bombs were used in the early war years ( Like in the lysander for instance)?
 
I'm not finding any reference that says they were or not, the attached file may or may not be of help.
 
US used the 20-lb M41 frag bomb with those new proximity fuses. They were in 120lb and 500lb clusters. When they were dropped with a Norden sight though special computation tables were used for max trail angle to target.

As far as if they were used in the early days that's a good question. I know the US copied a version Germany was using but I'll ask a buddy of mine if he knows.
 
Was not able to confirm any dates, but there is information about Obsolete Bombs in the following:-

From a copy of USN NAVORD OP 1665 - British Explosive Ordnance WW2 - Part 1 - Chapter 17 Obsolete Bombs
 
Thanks Seagull, this helps a lot. It looks as if I'm going to have to go with 'close enough' for this project.
 
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