Short Bomber

Short Bomber
Role	Bomber
Manufacturer	Short
Introduction	15 Nov 1916
Primary users	U.K. (RNAS); U.K. (RFC/RAF)
Number built	83
Wingspan	25.9 m (85 ft)
Engine	225hp Sunbeam or; 250hp Rolls-Royce Eagle
Armament	rear flexible Lewis; 4×100 kg (230 lb) or 8×51 kg (112 lb) bombs
Crew	2
Max Speed	126 km/h (78 mph)
Climb	2,000 m (6,500 ft) in 21:25; 3,000 m (10,000 ft) in 45:00
Service Ceiling	2,900 m (9,500 ft)
Endurance	6:00

The RNAS sought to acquire a large land-based bomber and the Short Type 184 was adapted in the form of the Short Bomber. The plane started with the Type 184 fuselage, but stability was improved with a longer fuselage and this change was made soon after the first production planes arrived. The wings were different from the start, adding a bay to extend them for greater lifting power. Later production planes upgraded from the Type 184's original 225hp Sunbeam engine to the 250hp Rolls-Royce Eagle.

At least fifteen Short Bombers were transferred to the RFC around the time of the Somme Offensive in summer 1916. By early 1917 the Short Bombers were starting to be phased out because the Handley-Page O/100 carried a much larger bomb-load. ^[2]

For more information, see Wikipedia:Short Bomber.

Timeline ^{[note 1]}

Game Data

Wings of Glory

Unofficial Stats
Availability	Maneuver	Damage	Dmg Points	Max Alt.	Climb
16Q4-17Q2	XB	-/B	21	8	8

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Notes

↑ British usage numbers are approximate, derived from the squadron histories.^[9]
↑ Updated card

Citations

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Windsock Worldwide, Vol.25, No.1, p.15.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 Bruce'69, p.495.
↑ Lamberton, p.68.
↑ Angelucci, p.76.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 ^5.5 Lamberton, pp.216-218.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 Angelucci, p.69.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 Windsock Worldwide, Vol.25, No.1, p.16.
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 Munson, p.67.
↑ Philpott'13, pp.379-444.

Bibliography

Enzo Angelucci, ed. The Rand M^cNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, 1914-1980. New York: The Military Press, 1983 edition. ISBN 0-517-41021-4.
J.M. Bruce. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. Great Britain: Funk & Wagnalls, 1957, 1969. ISBN 0370000382
W.M. Lamberton and E.F. Cheesman, Reconnaissance & Bomber Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Great Britain: Harleyford Publications Ltd., 1962. ISBN 9780900435027
Kenneth Munson, Bombers: Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft, 1914-1919. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1968, Blandford Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0753721711
Ian Philpott, The Birth of the Royal Air Force. Great Britain: Pen & Sword Books Limited, 2013. ISBN 978-1-78159-333-2
Ian Stair & Ray Rimell, "Short Bomber". Windsock Worldwide, Vol. 25, No. 1, Jan/Feb 2009, Albatros Publications, Ltd.

[10] British usage numbers are approximate, derived from the squadron histories.^[9]

[11] Updated card

[windsock25-1-15-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Windsock Worldwide, Vol.25, No.1, p.15.

[Bruce69-495-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 Bruce'69, p.495.

[Lamberton68-3] Lamberton, p.68.

[Angelucci76-4] Angelucci, p.76.

[Lamberton216-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 ^5.5 Lamberton, pp.216-218.

[Angelucci69-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 Angelucci, p.69.

[windsock25-1-16-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 Windsock Worldwide, Vol.25, No.1, p.16.

[Munson67-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 Munson, p.67.

[Philpott13-379-444-9] Philpott'13, pp.379-444.

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