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ALLIED BOMBS AND FUZES |
| BRITISH BOMBS - SECTION 2 |
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Bomb Data |
File No.: 1253.2 |
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Nationality: British |
Information Data: October 1942 |
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SIZE: |
112 lb. R.L. |
TYPE: |
G.P.-H.E. Bomb |
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Mark V, VI & VII |
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TARGET: |
General Bombardement |
FUZES |
NOSE: D.A. No. 8 Mark I |
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D.A. No. 19 Mark I or II |
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TAIL: No. 58 Mark I or II |
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DATA |
112 lb. Mk. V |
112 lb. Mk. VI |
112 lb. Mk. VII |
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1 |
OVERALL LENGTH |
29.1 inches |
29.0 inches |
28.9 inches |
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LENGTH OF BODY |
25.0 inches |
25.3 inches |
25.1 inches |
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DIAMETER OF BODY |
9.0 inches |
9.0 inches |
9.0 inches |
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THICKNESS OF WALL |
0.55 inch |
0.8 inch |
0.6 inch |
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MATERIAL OF WALL |
Steel |
Iron |
Steel |
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CONSTRUCTION OF BODY |
The body of these bombs is a single-piece streamlined cas-ting (steel for Mk. V & VII and cast iron for Mk. VI) thread-ed at the nose and tail to take adapters which hold the central exploder tube. |
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TYPE OF SUSPENSION |
These bombs are suspended horizontally. |
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CONSTRUCTION OF SUSPENSION LUG |
A U-shaped exebolt is secur-ed to the body at the center of gravity by cap screws. |
Mk. VI and Mk. VII bombs have a U-shaped eyebolt fastened to a suspension band around the center of gravity. |
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COLOR & MARKING ON BOMB AND TAIL |
The bomb case and tail assembly are painted yellow; the bomb case having a green band around the largest diameter and a red band around the nose. If the filling is T.N.T., "Totryl" is stencilled in three places on the green band or if Amatol is used, the fraction 80/20 appears in three places on the green band. |
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LENGTH OF TAIL |
11.0 inches |
15.7 inches |
15.7 inches |
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WIDTH OF TAIL |
18.0 inches |
18.0 inches |
18.0 inches |
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MATERIAL OF TAIL |
Mild steel. |
Mild steel. |
Mild steel. |
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CONSTRUCTION OF TAIL |
The tail consists of four va-nes which fit over the body and are fastened by screws. Two sets of box-type struts reinforced the vanes. |
The tail for the Mk. VI and VII bombs consists of a cone which slides over the body and is secured by a lock-nut on the exploder tube; four vanes are rivetted to the cone and are reinforced by two sets of box-type struts. |
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WEIGHT OF TAIL |
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TYPE OF FILLING |
Two types fillings may be used in these bombs: |
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WEIGHT OF FILLING |
1) 30.0 lbs. |
1) 21.0 lbs. |
1) 27.0 lbs. |
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TOTAL WEIGHT OF BOMB |
1) 112.0 lbs. |
1) 126 lbs. |
1) 109.0 lbs. |
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CHARGE/WEIGHT RATIO |
1) 26.8% |
1) 16.7% |
1) 24.7% |
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