H.C Mk.I (12,000 lb) - Revision history

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 * {{Specs-Link|lancaster_mk1}}
 * {{Specs-Link|lancaster_mk3}}
-* [[Lincoln B Mk II]]
+* {{Specs-Link|lincoln_b2}}
 == General info ==

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 * {{Specs-Link|lancaster_mk1}}
 * {{Specs-Link|lancaster_mk3}}
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 == Description ==
 <!--''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''-->
-During World War II the British military were employing the [[H.C._Mk.II_(4,000_lb)|H.C. Mk.II (4,000 lb)]] and [[H.C._Mk.II_(8,000_lb)|H.C. Mk.II (8,000 lb)]] bombs. Looking for larger options, engineers compared the explosive potential damage of dropping both an 8,000 lb and a 4,000 lb bomb versus a single 12,000 lb version and determined that the 12,000 lb bomb would provide a larger damage potential. Utilizing existing stock, a 4,000 lb bomb was bolted onto a 8,000 lb bomb and the detonation train was connected. Though approved for service, there was doubt with the Air Staff that the two bomb halves simultaneously detonated, so production of the bomb was limited. The H.C. Mk.I (12,000 lb) bomb took aircraft maintenance crews 35 minutes to get the bomb loaded into the Lancaster from its transport trolley.
+During World War II the British military were employing the [[H.C._Mk.II_(4,000_lb)|4,000 lb H.C. Mk.II]] and [[H.C._Mk.II_(8,000_lb)|8,000 lb H.C. Mk.II]] bombs. Looking for larger options, engineers compared the explosive potential damage of dropping both an 8,000 lb and a 4,000 lb bomb versus a single 12,000 lb version and determined that the 12,000 lb bomb would provide a larger damage potential. Utilizing existing stock, a 4,000 lb bomb was bolted onto a 8,000 lb bomb and the detonation train was connected. Though approved for service, there was doubt with the Air Staff that the two bomb halves simultaneously detonated, so production of the bomb was limited. The 12,000 lb H.C. Mk.I bomb took aircraft maintenance crews 35 minutes to get the bomb loaded into the Lancaster from its transport trolley.
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 === Effective damage ===
 <!--''Describe the type of damage produced by this type of bomb (high explosive, splash damage, etc)''-->
-With a huge destruction radius of 114 m, nothing that stands near the exploding H.C Mk.I (12,000 lb) is likely to survive. Simply aiming the bomb near a capture zone will guarantee destruction of anything inside of it's destruction radius (this also applies to teammates so be careful!). The fragment dispersion is very effective even past 370 m thanks to almost 2 tons of steel surrounding the Torpex explosive filler, more than enough to kill lightly armoured vehicles such as SPGs and SPAA or at least damaging crew.
+With a huge destruction radius of 114 m, nothing that stands near an exploding 12,000 lb H.C Mk.I is likely to survive. Simply aiming the bomb near a capture zone will guarantee destruction of anything inside of it's destruction radius (this also applies to teammates so be careful!). The fragment dispersion is very effective even past 370 m thanks to almost 2 tons of steel surrounding the Torpex explosive filler, more than enough to kill lightly armoured vehicles such as SPGs and SPAA or at least damaging crew.
 === Comparison with analogues ===
 <!--''Give a comparative description of bombs that have firepower equal to this weapon.''-->
-The Soviet [[FAB-5000_(5,000_kg)|FAB-5000 (5,000 kg)]] bomb is the closest comparable bomb to the British H.C Mk.I (12,000 lb) "Blockbuster" bomb. The FAB-5000 carries ~1,000 kg TNTe less explosive mass and has a slightly smaller explosion radius compared to the Blockbuster.
+The Soviet [[FAB-5000_(5,000_kg)|5,000 kg FAB-5000]] bomb is the closest comparable bomb to the British 12,000 lb H.C Mk.I "Blockbuster" bomb. The FAB-5000 carries ~1,000 kg TNTe less explosive mass and has a slightly smaller explosion radius compared to the Blockbuster.
 == Usage in battles ==

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 == Description ==
 <!--''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''-->
-During World War II the British military were employing the [[H.C._Mk.II_(4,000_lb)|H.C. Mk.II (4,000 lb)]] and [[H.C._Mk.II_(8,000_lb)|H.C. Mk.II (8,000 lb)]] bombs. Looking for larger options, engineers compared the explosive potential damage of dropping both an 8,000 lb and a 4,000 lb bomb versus a single 12,000 lb version and determined that the 12,000 lb bomb would provide a larger damage potential. Utilizing existing stock, a 4,000 lb bomb was bolted onto a 8,000 lb bomb and the detonation train was connected. Though approved for service, there was doubt with the Air Staff that the two bomb halves simultaneously detonated, so production of the bomb was limited. The H.C. Mk.II (12,000 lb) bomb took aircraft maintenance crews 35 minutes to get the bomb loaded into the Lancaster from its transport trolley.
+During World War II the British military were employing the [[H.C._Mk.II_(4,000_lb)|H.C. Mk.II (4,000 lb)]] and [[H.C._Mk.II_(8,000_lb)|H.C. Mk.II (8,000 lb)]] bombs. Looking for larger options, engineers compared the explosive potential damage of dropping both an 8,000 lb and a 4,000 lb bomb versus a single 12,000 lb version and determined that the 12,000 lb bomb would provide a larger damage potential. Utilizing existing stock, a 4,000 lb bomb was bolted onto a 8,000 lb bomb and the detonation train was connected. Though approved for service, there was doubt with the Air Staff that the two bomb halves simultaneously detonated, so production of the bomb was limited. The H.C. Mk.I (12,000 lb) bomb took aircraft maintenance crews 35 minutes to get the bomb loaded into the Lancaster from its transport trolley.
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 [[File:H.C Mk.I.jpg|x250px|thumb]]
 == Description ==
-''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''
+<!--''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''-->
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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 === Effective damage ===
-''Describe the type of damage produced by this type of bomb (high explosive, splash damage, etc)''
+<!--''Describe the type of damage produced by this type of bomb (high explosive, splash damage, etc)''-->
 === Comparison with analogues ===
-''Give a comparative description of bombs that have firepower equal to this weapon.''
+<!--''Give a comparative description of bombs that have firepower equal to this weapon.''-->
 == Usage in battles ==
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 * Significantly hinders flight performance
 == History ==

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 == General info ==
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
-! colspan="2" |Bomb characteristics
+! colspan="2" | Bomb characteristics
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-|'''Mass'''||12,656 lbs
+| '''Mass''' || 12,656 lbs
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-|'''Explosive mass'''||3,973.5 kg
+| '''Explosive mass''' || 3,973.5 kg
 |-
-|'''Explosive type'''||Torpex
+| '''Explosive type''' || Torpex
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-|'''TNT equivalent'''||6,357.6 kg
+| '''TNT equivalent''' || 6,357.6 kg
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-|'''HE max penetration'''||365 mm
+| '''HE max penetration''' || 365 mm
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-|'''Armour destruction radius'''||114 m
+| '''Armour destruction radius''' || 114 m
 |-
 |}
 === Effective damage ===
 ''Describe the type of damage produced by this type of bomb (high explosive, splash damage, etc)''

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 == General info ==
-''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the bomb.''
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+! colspan="2" |Bomb characteristics
 === Effective damage ===
 ''Describe the type of damage produced by this type of bomb (high explosive, splash damage, etc)''
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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:''
 * ''reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;''
 * ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
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 == External links ==
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 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''