Bomb - WW1 Austro-Hungarian 15kg. Skoda (Set of 6)

Comprising: Six historically accurate scale models in high-resolution, unpainted, 3D-printed resin. Available in your choice of 1/32, 1/48, or 1/72 scale.

History: Škoda Works of Plzeň produced a series of reliable steel-cased aerial bombs for the K.u.K. Luftfahrtruppen during the Great War. Among these, the S.B. 15 Sprengbombe was a workhorse in Austro-Hungarian inventories alongside 10kg, 20kg, and 50kg bombs. Their deployment from about 1915 until the Armistice was typical of Austro-Hungarian aviation doctrine, which lacked larger strategic bombers and instead relied on smaller aircraft with modest bomb loads.

Operational Use: One of the few Austro-Hungarian bombs produced in large numbers, the S.B. 15 filled the same tactical niche for Austria-Hungary that the German P.u.W. 12.5kg and P.u.W. 20kg bombs filled for the Luftstreitkräfte. Typically carried externally in groups of two to six on two-seat reconnaissance-bomber and light bomber aircraft, this munition was used tactically for battlefield interdiction, ground attack, and harassment missions along the Italian, Balkan, and Eastern fronts.

Aircraft types documented or structurally capable of carrying this bomb include the Aviatik (Berg) C.I; Hansa-Brandenburg C.I; Knoller C.I; Lloyd C-series; Lohner B, C, and L-types; Phönix C.I; and the UFAG C.I.

Note: Images may include digital renderings of the actual 3D designs used to produce this scale model. Each scale is customized to ensure the highest level of detail and historical accuracy, while balancing the limitations of the printing process to produce the most pleasing results.