Originally Posted by
XV490
Interesting, too, to hear of "The Arch B*stard" - a moniker for Gibson I hadn't been aware of.
Can someone confirm that the post-Dams raid Highball bouncing bombs were nearer to being spherical than the Upkeep weapons?
Yes it was spherical whereas the final
Upkeep bomb was cyclindrical. If you watch the programme again you will hear a reference to the wooden casing and the bomb being spherical. The wooden case was discarded early on - they said.
One thing I didn't pick up from the programme was the problem they had with balance on the wartime bomb. As it was spun so the explosive had a tendency to unbalance the bomb.
Dr Hughs discovered the need for a balanced bomb but did not touch on the wartime problems.