Gammon vs DCs.

[Lurker]

Does anyone know the relative blast radius of these two weapons? I recently played a game where a gammon bomb was tossed at a HS that nearly wiped it out and caused panic, and that made me think of demo charges which have similar affects. If they're close in potential then that would make gammon toting units even better then engineers - more FP and with demo type accessories. :)

[KGPanzerschrecK]

Thats an interesting question. Im guessing with this but id venture to say it had more to do with the target unit being a Half Squad than the weapon being a Gammon Bomb vrs. a Demo Charge. I would imagine that the Gammon and the Demo are the same {game wise} or the Gammon is less of a charge if there is any difference between the two. I belive IRL the Gammon was a smaller charge than the Demo but i cant recall off the top of my head.

[Lurker]

Those were my considerations too. The gammon made a nice big 'boom' and the HS wasn't too happy about it. :) The DCs make more noise so I assume they're a bit bigger in blast.

[KGPanzerschrecK]

On Gammon Bombs....

From Wikipedia.org -

"Designed by Capt. R.S. Gammon MC (http://www.strategyzoneonline.com/wiki/Military_Cross) of the 1st Parachute Regiment (http://www.strategyzoneonline.com/wiki/Parachute_Regiment), the Gammon bomb was developed as a replacement for the temperamental "sticky bomb (http://www.strategyzoneonline.com/wiki/Sticky_bomb)" grenade. It consisted of an elasticized stockingette bag made of dark coloured material, a metal cap, and an 'Allways Fuse' (the same fuse as found in the No. 69 grenade (http://www.strategyzoneonline.com/wiki/No._69_grenade)).
Unlike conventional grenades, the Gammon bomb was flexible in the amount and type of munition that could be delivered to a target. For anti-personnel use, a small amount of plastic explosive (about half a stick), along with shrapnel-like projectiles if available, would be placed in the bag. Against armored fighting vehicles (http://www.strategyzoneonline.com/wiki/Armored_fighting_vehicle) or other large targets, the bag could be filled completely with explosive. In this manner it was possible to make an unusually powerful grenade that could only be thrown safely from behind cover.
Using the Gammon bomb was very simple. After filling the stockingette bag with explosive, the screw-off cap was removed and discarded, and the grenade then thrown. When the gammon grenade was thrown, a linen tape with a curved lead weight on the end automatically unwrapped in flight, freeing a ball-bearing inside the fuze. In this manner the allways fuze was armed in flight and the grenade exploded on impact.
Gammon bombs were primarily issued to special forces (http://www.strategyzoneonline.com/wiki/Special_forces) such as paratroopers (http://www.strategyzoneonline.com/wiki/Paratrooper) who were issued plastic explosive routinely. These units found the Gammon bomb to be particularly useful due to their small size and weight when unfilled, as well as their adaptability.
Allways Fuse
An "Allways" fuze is an impact-only fuze. The term "Allways" refers to the fact that no matter which way the grenade lands (eg on its base, sideways or upside down) it will still explode."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gammon_bomb


Unfortunately i couldnt find a thing about about Demo Charges but ive seen enough Combat footage from WWII to know that they were much larger than Gammon Bombs and packed a much bigger wallop than those little guys after seeing a pic of one.

[Lurker]

Good info - thanks. :cool:

[KG_Cloghaun]

Wikipedia strikes again!

What a great online source of information.

[KGPanzerschrecK]

Franky & I love Wikipedia! We love it so much you'd think we get paid for advertising for it. Well we dont, but we still love it anyhow. Its a great site for History info! :D