GERMAN CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERIAL |
Part II - ARIAL WEAPONS AND MUNITION |
Section B - AERIAL CHEMICAL WARFARE BOMBS |
II–C–2 |
50 kg AERIAL SMOKE BOMB, NC-WC |
TYPE: | Smoke |
SIZE: | 50 kg |
GERMAN DESIGNATION: | NC 50 WC |
FUZE: | |
OVERALL COLOR: | Body: Aluminum color |
Tail: Olive green | |
MARKINGS: | "NC 50 WC" (Stencilled in black) |
SMOKE FILLING: | HC type |
OVERALL LENGTH: | 43 inches |
DIAMETER OF BODY: | 8 inches |
TOTAL WEIGHT OF BOMB: |
NOTES: |
This bomb is designed for floating in water and has an 8 inch square drogue plate on the end of the tail fins which is torn off when the bomb falls into the water, thereby pulling a connecting rod and ignitting the smoke mixture. The smoke filling is contained in an inner cylinder 4 inches in diameter and the re-maining part of the bomb is a sealed float chamber. |