ALLIED BOMBS AND FUZES |
BRITISH BOMBS - SECTION 2 |
Bomb Data |
File No.: 1254.1 |
Nationality: British |
Information Data: October 1942 |
SIZE: |
R.F.C. 230 lb. |
TYPE: |
G.P.-H.E. Bomb |
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Mark V, VI & VII |
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TARGET: |
General Bombardement |
FUZES (Tail): |
No. 5 B Mark I or II |
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DATA |
R.F.C. 230 lb. Mark I, II & III |
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1 |
OVERALL LENGTH |
50.7 inches |
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2 |
LENGTH OF BODY |
Approx. 46.0 inches |
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3 |
DIAMETER OF BODY |
10.0 inches |
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4 |
THICKNESS OF WALL |
0.22 inches |
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5 |
MATERIAL OF WALL |
Mild steel body with forged or cast steel nose. |
6 |
CONSTRUCTION OF BODY |
The body consists of a tubular case of mild steel to which has been welded a forged or cast steel nose section and a conical tail piece. In the Mark I and II there is a filling hole in the concal tail which is not present in the mark III. The Mark II has a solid point welded to the nose section where-as the Mark III has the steel nose point threaded to screw into the nose section and this acts as the filling hole. A fuze adapter is welded into the conical tail piece and holds the central booster tube. |
7 |
TYPE OF SUSPENSION |
These bombs are suspended horizontally. |
8 |
CONSTRUCTION OF SUSPENSION LUG |
An eyebolt which appears to be a U-shaped casting is rivetted to the bomb case at the center of gravity. |
9 |
COLOR & MARKINGS 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. |
10 |
LENGTH OF TAIL |
18.0 inches |
11 |
WIDTH OF TAIL |
19.5 inches |
12 |
MATERIAL OF TAIL |
Mild steel. |
13 |
CONSTRUCTION OF TAIL |
The tail consists of a cone which fits over conical tail sec-tion of the body; four mild steel vanes, reinforced with two sets of box-type struts, are secured to the body by two clamping bands and bolts. |
14 |
WEIGHT OF TAIL |
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15 |
TYPE OF FILLING |
Two types of filling are used in this bomb: 1) Amatol 80/20 or 2) Trotyl (T.N.T.) |
16 |
WEIGHT OF FILLING |
1) 110 lbs. |
2) 140 lbs. |
17 |
TOTAL WEIGHT OF BOMB |
1) 210 lbs. |
2) 240 lbs. |
18 |
CHARGE/WEIGHT RATIO |
1) 52.5% |
2) 58.5% |