ALLIED BOMBS AND FUZES

SIZE:

S.N. 1400 lb. Mark II

TYPE:

G.P.-H.E. (Light Case)

TARGET:

General bombardement on targets where large blast damage is desirable.

FUZES:

NOSE:
D.A. No. 13 Mk. I

TAIL:
D.A. No. 12 Mk. I

DATA

S.N. 1400 lb. Mark II

1

OVERALL LENGTH

133.1 inches

2

LENGTH OF BODY

93.0 inches

3

DIAMETER OF BODY

18.5 inches

4

THICKNESS OF WALL

0.51 inches

5

MATERIAL OF WALL

Mild steel.

6

CONSTRUCTION OF BODY

The body of this bomb is constructed of steel plate, the cylindrical body being rivetted longitudinally with four rows of large rivets (two rows on each side). The conical nose section of pressed steel is rivetted to the body and a coni-cal nose adapter is rivetted to the nose section. A flat, male base plate is rivetted to the rear of the body. This bomb is of distinctive construction and is easily recognized.

7

TYPE OF SUSPENSION

The bomb is suspended horizontally.

8

CONSTRUCTION OF SUSPENSION LUG

9

COLOR & MARKINGS ON BOMB AND TAIL

The body and tail assembly are painted yellow with a green band just forward of the suspension lug and a red band around the nose. The markings "Amatol 70/30" or "Amatol 80/20" may be found stencilled in three places just below the green band.

10

LEMGTH OF TAIL

49.0 inches

11

WIDTH OF TAIL

20.0 inches

12

MATERIAL OF TAIL

Mild steel.

13

CONSTRUCTION OF TAIL

The tail assembly consists of: A cone with a rounded apex held to the base plate by four bolts; four vanes are rivetted to the cone and a reinforced cylinder is rivetted to the cone.

14

WEIGHT OF TAIL

15

TYPE OF FILLING

Two fillings may be used in this bomb: 1) Amatol 70/30 or 2) Amatol 80/20.

16

WEIGHT OF FILLING

1) 750.0 lbs.
2) 709.0 lbs.

17

TOTAL WEIGHT OF BOMB

1) 1474.0 lbs.
2) 1433.0 lbs.

18

CHARGE/WEIGHT RATIO

1) 51.0%
2) 49.5%