{"product_id":"bomb-austro-hungarian-50kg-skoda-set-of-4","title":"Bomb - WW1 Austro-Hungarian 50kg Skoda (Set of 4)","description":"\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComprising\u003c\/strong\u003e: Four \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ehistorically accurate scale models in high-resolution, 3D-printed resin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan\u003eThe 50kg Škoda bomb ranked among Austria‑Hungary’s heaviest standardized\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eaerial bombs during the middle years of the First World War, sitting above the more common 12kg, 15kg, and 24kg classes. It represented the \u003cem\u003eK.u.K. Luftfahrtruppen's\u003c\/em\u003e push toward true strategic bombing capability within the limitations of the empire’s \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eindustrial capacity.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis was a\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003etrue demolition bomb\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eintended to break rather than ignite structures.  L\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eacking Germany’s advanced PuW fuze technology, Škoda relied on straightforward impact fuzes with minimal mechanical complexity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe S.B.50 bomb was not sleek by later standards, but its cruciform tail gave it stable fall characteristics suitable for low‑to‑medium altitude bombing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOperational Use\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe S.B.50 typically equipped two-seat reconnaissance and light-bomber aircraft to attack enemy troop concentrations, supply lines, and infrastructure on the Eastern and Italian Fronts.  Machines known to have carried this bomb include the: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eAviatik B-types, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHansa-Brandenburg B.I and G.I, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLohner B.VII, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePhönix C.I.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote\u003c\/strong\u003e: Special thanks to experts over at the British Ordnance Collectors Network for their help in researching this bomb. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImages may include digital renderings of the actual 3D designs used to produce this scale model. Each respective scale is customized to ensure the greatest level detail and historical accuracy while factoring the limitations of the printing process in order to produce the most pleasing results. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aero Rarities","offers":[{"title":"1\/72","offer_id":51652560945434,"sku":"OAS-50K-72","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1\/48","offer_id":51652560978202,"sku":"OAS-50K-48","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1\/32","offer_id":51652561010970,"sku":"OAS-50K-32","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8941\/8266\/files\/OAL-50kgSkoda_32_v60.png?v=1772843802","url":"https:\/\/aerorarities.com\/products\/bomb-austro-hungarian-50kg-skoda-set-of-4","provider":"Aero Rarities","version":"1.0","type":"link"}