Fórum Brigadeiro Nero Moura

So only several tens of Pe-8 were used in next operations. They dropped super-heavy 5.4-t bombs FAB-5000 (the most powerful world air bomb in 1943) since the beginning 1943. For that purpose several Pe-8 were reequipped. 29.04.1943 Pe-8 No. 42029 dropped FAB-5000 on Konigsberg, in May 1943 such bombs were dropped on German troops near Mogilev and 04.06.1943 Orel central railway station was completely destroyed by such bombs, which troubled transportation of German tanks towards Kursk. In July 1943 several FAB-5000 were dropped during the tank Battle of Kursk, also on Helsinki in 1944. 13 FAB-5000 were dropped from Pe-8 till spring 1944.

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O problema foi o "Koninberg" (Koenigsberg ou Königsberg)

months many projects, most of which had already been under consideration or development before the attacks opened, were pressed forward with the utmost speed. In the First World War the Services had been widely accused of resistance on principle to all new ideas, but no such charge could be laid against them in 1940. Indeed, they proved willing to try almost anything. The P.A.C. apparatus had already shown what fantastic feats of ingenuity the Air Ministry was prepared to incorporate in our defensive system, but even this was overshadowed by the 'long aerial mine'. Under pressure from the Prime Minister and the Admiralty, much time and energy was expended on this weapon, which was nevertheless given tee somewhat discouraging code-name of 'Mutton'. It consisted of 2,000 feet of piano wire with a parachute at the top end and a small bomb at the bottom. The intention was to unspool a number of these contraptions from patrolling aircraft, so that they formed an apron in the predicted path of the enemy bombers. When a raider struck one of the wires the pull of the parachute would bring the bomb up against his wing where it would explode.

Many tedious hours, with occasional interlude of unpleasant excitement, were spent by the test pilots of the Royal Aircraft Establishment flying into practice weapons of this character.1 By October No. 420 Flight (later No. 93 Squadron), Middle Wallop, was detailed to employ 'Mutton' operationally. In spite of great efforts on the part of scientists and aircrew alike the project enjoyed singularly little success, and after the main enemy assault was over it was officially abandoned. A similar lack of success met the attempt to operate a free-balloon barrage—a curtain of bombs suspended by wire from balloons released in the path of the enemy. Both ideas failed, not from technical imperfection, but from the sheer immensity of space open to the attackers.