M31 300 lb Air Bomb

**Teck 147** · 04-19-2022, 11:37 AM

Can you measure the girth/circumference?

**feldgrau33** · 04-19-2022, 11:48 AM

Unfortunately i moved the bomb to the wall and it's difficult to roll it over. I'll search for a sewing tape measure first and i'll post the result when i get it.

**Teck 147** · 04-19-2022, 04:07 PM

by feldgrau33

Unfortunately i moved the bomb to the wall and it's difficult to roll it over. I'll search for a sewing tape measure first and i'll post the result when i get it.

I Play this Game alot, sometimes daily.....
You are allowed to measure the accessible half and double it (or Quarter and quadruple etc etc)

**feldgrau33** · 04-20-2022, 06:02 AM

I'm not yet find any sewing tape measure but i used the carpenter one and i measure half circumference of the Bomb. I got approximately 22 - 23 inches. I could be wrong though.

**Teck 147** · 04-20-2022, 07:57 AM

Fits for a M32 600lb
Approx. 50" Body length and 15" Diameter
Basically the same bomb just bigger. Was phased out and replaced by the GP 500 lb because they didn't fit in aircraft from the other allies

**feldgrau33** · 04-20-2022, 08:20 AM

Wow. I never thought about that.

What aircraft equipped with the M32 and when the last time it's used?

**Teck 147** · 04-21-2022, 11:57 AM

I'm guessing just about every US designed aircraft fitted with a 14" bomb shackle. They only got phased out because a refit of british aircraft to take them wasn't going to happen.
Not surprisingly, they were dropped until they ran out. If anything was left over after WW2 it would have been used for Training, Testing, sale to a third Party or even better let out over Korea