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[Mick]

... yep, the MOAB is much larger and powerful ... 

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/u-s-drops-mother-of-all-bombs-in-afghanistan/article_0134d00a-20cd-11e7-8349-73671da77811.html

[SAS~Storebror]

MOAB is also "mother of all bombs", just saying.
Of course it's not a GBU-43/B. If you'd go that way, MOAB could mean a whole lot more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moab_(disambiguation)

Otto is absolutely right, it's an SC-1000 "Hermann", which in WW2 terms is the "mother of all bombs" as it was produced and much larger numbers than the few bigger ones available (SC-1200/1800/2000/2500) and was much more versatile.
In that sense, it was about the biggest Kraut Bomb you could expect to get dropped on your head at that time.


Mike

[Flanker27]

I think if either one is dropped on your head it’s not really going to matter how much bigger one or the other is

[SAS~Storebror]

Here's one for our experts again.
You don't need to guess the guy on that image, he's not relevant
You can probably guess the aircraft behind him in no time.
But now comes the challenge: What type of torpedo do we see here?




Mike

[Flanker27]

Looks like a G7 u-boat torpedo  it’s way too small to be a long lance

[Stainless]

To me it looks like a Mk VIII aerial torpedo with a missing propellor guard

[LuseKofte]

That cute little torpedo need to be airborn
Guess it is same type swordfish used to attack Bismark.

[Flamer50]

It looks like a USN Mk13:

If it is, it would be interesting to find out how it ended up in SA.
 

[SAS~Storebror]

Looks like a G7 u-boat torpedo  it’s way too small to be a long lance

Nope.

To me it looks like a Mk VIII aerial torpedo with a missing propellor guard

Nope.

It looks like a USN Mk13

Nope.

That cute little torpedo need to be airborn
Guess it is same type swordfish used to attack Bismark.

Spot on, it's the Mk. XII Torpedo, the same type used by the Swordfish to sink the Bismarck.



Now... I thought it would be too easy, but no one guessed the aircraft type yet.
Probably childs play nevertheless, just saying.


Mike

[BalDaddy]

Hawker Hart or Hind....difficult to discern as it's camouflaged!

[SAS~Storebror]

Nope and nope
See, it's not as easy as it seems.


Mike

[sniperton]

Honestly, based on a photo it's really not that easy to differentiate between a Hart, Hind, or Hartebeest.