H.C. Mk.II (4,000 lb) - Revision history

U38088265 at 19:27, 14 March 2024

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U38088265: U38088265 moved page H.C. 4,000 lb Mk.II (4,000 lb) to H.C. Mk.II (4,000 lb): Renamed in 2.25

2023-03-07T11:12:01Z

U38088265 moved page H.C. 4,000 lb Mk.II (4,000 lb) to H.C. Mk.II (4,000 lb): Renamed in 2.25

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Undo revision 146883 by U119478520 (talk) Plagiarism from https://weaponsandwarfare.com/15985-2/

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 * {{Specs-Link|lancaster_mk1}}
 * {{Specs-Link|lancaster_mk3}}
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 | '''HE max penetration''' || 178 mm
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-| '''Armour destruction radius''' || 39 m
+| '''Armour destruction radius''' || 41 m
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 | '''Fragment dispersion radius''' || 251 m
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 === Pros and cons ===
 <!-- ''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.'' -->
 '''Pros:'''

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 == History ==
-in the late 1930s, the RAF found itself without a proper heavy bomb because at the time they had only small bombs up to and around 1000lb. At this point Vickers were developing a 1800lb bomb for use *note: expand during future edits
+''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.''
 == Media ==
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 == External links ==
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 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''

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 == History ==
-''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.''
+in the late 1930s, the RAF found itself without a proper heavy bomb because at the time they had only small bombs up to and around 1000lb. At this point Vickers were developing a 1800lb bomb for use *note: expand during future edits
 == Media ==
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 == External links ==
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 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''

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 == Usage in battles ==
 '''Air battles'''
-The 4,000 lb "cookie" bomb is best used to destroy bases. In later appearances of this weapon such as the Lancaster, it can destroy a normal base but may struggle on maps with re-spawning bases. It can be used for airfield bombing although multiple bombs will be required. It can also be used to bomb vehicle columns although this is not advised unless at low altitude to assure a direct hit.
+The 4,000 lb "cookie" bomb is best used to destroy bases. In later appearances of this weapon such as the Lancaster, it can destroy a normal base but may struggle on maps with respawning bases. It can be used for airfield bombing although multiple bombs will be required. It can also be used to bomb vehicle columns although this is not advised unless at low altitude to assure a direct hit.
 '''Ground battles'''
-This bomb can be used for the large scale destruction of clustered armored targets. If used at its lowest BR, it will face mostly light vehicles, increasing its potency.
+This bomb can be used for the large scale destruction of clustered armoured targets. If used at its lowest BR, it will face mostly light vehicles, increasing its potency.
 === Pros and cons ===
 '''Pros:'''
 * Large explosive radius
-* Effective against armored targets
+* Effective against armoured targets
 '''Cons:'''
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 == External links ==
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 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''

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 == Usage in battles ==
 '''Air battles'''
-The 4,000 lb "cookie" bomb is best used to destroy bases. In later appearances of this weapon such as the Lancaster, it can destroy a normal base but may struggle on maps with respawning bases. It can be used for airfield bombing although multiple bombs will be required. It can also be used to bomb vehicle columns although this is not advised unless at low altitude to assure a direct hit.
+The 4,000 lb "cookie" bomb is best used to destroy bases. In later appearances of this weapon such as the Lancaster, it can destroy a normal base but may struggle on maps with re-spawning bases. It can be used for airfield bombing although multiple bombs will be required. It can also be used to bomb vehicle columns although this is not advised unless at low altitude to assure a direct hit.
 '''Ground battles'''
-This bomb can be used for the large scale destruction of clustered armoured targets. If used at its lowest BR, it will face mostly light vehicles, increasing its potency.
+This bomb can be used for the large scale destruction of clustered armored targets. If used at its lowest BR, it will face mostly light vehicles, increasing its potency.
 === Pros and cons ===
 '''Pros:'''
 * Large explosive radius
-* Effective against armoured targets
+* Effective against armored targets
 '''Cons:'''
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 == External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''

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 === Comparison with analogues ===
-.SC2500(Germany)
+''Give a comparative description of bombs that have firepower equal to this weapon.''
 == Usage in battles ==
-Air battles:
+<!-- ''Describe situations when you would utilise this bomb in-game (vehicle, pillbox, base, etc)'' -->
-The 4000lb "cookie" bomb can be used to destroy a singular base at its first appearance (2.3) in later appearances of this weapon such as 5.0 on the Lancaster, it can destroy a normal base but may struggle on maps with re-spawning bases. It can be used for airfield bombing although multiple bombs will be required. It can also be used to bomb vehicle columns although this is not advised unless at low altitude to assure a more direct hit.
+The 4,000 lb "cookie" bomb is best used to destroy bases. In later appearances of this weapon such as the Lancaster, it can destroy a normal base but may struggle on maps with respawning bases. It can be used for airfield bombing although multiple bombs will be required. It can also be used to bomb vehicle columns although this is not advised unless at low altitude to assure a direct hit.
-Ground battles:
+'''Ground battles'''
-This bomb can be used s a budget version of the infamous FAB5000 found on the PE8, and in a similar way to the SC2500 found on the HE111. that being the large scale destruction of clustered armored targets. if used at it's minimum battle rating of 2.3 it will face mostly light vehicles, increasing its potency.
+This bomb can be used for the large scale destruction of clustered armoured targets. If used at its lowest BR, it will face mostly light vehicles, increasing its potency.
 === Pros and cons ===
 '''Pros:'''
-.Large explosive radius
+* Large explosive radius
+* Effective against armoured targets
 '''Cons:'''
-.Only dropped from poor performing medium bombers or relatively large/badly defended heavy bombers.
+* Significantly hinders flight performance
+* Only 1 or 2 bombs per bomber
 == History ==
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 == See also ==
-''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
+<!-- ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
-* ''reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;''
+* [[SC1800B (1,800 kg)]]
-* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
+* [[FAB-1500M-46 (1,500 kg)]]
 == External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''