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The usual rule - we cannot change hard code - sometimes does not apply.

Bomb devices (and shells too) are a case in point in RHS.

Normally, effect = soft effect and = weight of weapon in pounds.

But in RHS, it depends on the kind of weapon.

HE is square root of weight in pounds.

AP is the square root of 2/3 the weight in pounds.

Mortars are 1.2 times the square root of the weight in pounds.

In WITP effect times accuracy = de facto weapons value.
So it does not matter if you have ten 100 pound bombs of 1 1000 pound bomb-
or 4 250 pound bombs or 2 500 pound bombs - same same.

But in RHS it DOES matter: because ten 100 pound bombs have an effect of 100
(ten times 10) while a 1000 pound bomb has an effect of 32 (31.6 rounded up - the
square root of 1000). For soft targets - and unarmored ships - you WANT those 100
pound bombs. But for hard targets - and armored ships - AP bombs - and heavier bombs -
are more likely to penetrate.

There is more: the same plane may have GP, AP, ASW - sometimes BW or other loadouts.
This is indicated in the UNIT NAME - not in the aircraft type information. Whatever the
basic type information is will be what a unit gets when it upgrades. For example, a Ki-67
will upgrade with bombs - and it is MORE effective vs land units and most (unarmored) ships
with bombs than with torpedoes. Further - the torpedo armament will substitute back to two
250 kg bombs - which are not as effective as the 100 kg bombs are (that is, 8 x 100 kg is
more effective than 2 x 250 kg). But the torpedo armed version will be more effective against
very large ships, particularly if well protected by armor from bombs.

There is also more penetration of bigger ones so if that is in effect 1000 is not like 10x100.

All other things being equal - it was discovered that heavier bombs are also more accurate. They settle down more quickly into more stable movement through the air when dropped.

However, that does not matter so much when you are trying to hit an area target - it is all a matter of luck who or what is near each
hit. But the more hits - the more who's and what's are taken out. Also, for an unarmored target ship at sea, good aim is not always
the ideal thing: the target may be maneuvering in a way the bomb aimer did not estimate - or it may be at a different speed - and
indeed these both may change after bomb release. So hitting more points in the sea near the original aim point increases the chance
of a hit - any of which are not good for such a target. In Viet Nam - the enemy used this with artillery: unable to target using
radar (which we jammed) he would fire "pattern shots" - so no matter which way we went - the odds were good we would be hit.
Since we had unarmored ships, a steering or propulsion hit might cause us to become much more easily predicted. More smaller
bombs is better than fewer larger bombs for many targets - and today very small bombs are back in favor once again - again depending
on the target type. In game terms, you should use AP type large bombs on capital ships - if you can.

I did not want people to think that bombers armed with smaller bombs are a bad thing - noting the recommendation to defeat the Ki-67.
In fact, I PREFER eight 100 kg bombs to 1 800 kg bombs - although in stock this would be the same thing - in RHS it is not.

As for accuracy, we should not confuse real life with the field of that name - which isn't exactly accuracy - and which gets lumped with effect whatever combination we use.