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BOMB FUZE DATA
Part 2 - ARMY BOMB FUZES
BOMB TAIL FUZES M160, M161, M162

Characteristics

Action - Impact, inertia firing, interchangeable Primer Detonator M14 with non-delay, 0.01-, 0.025-, 0.10-, or 0.24-sec delay. (Similar to AN-M100A2 Series fuzes, but have longer arming time.)

Modification - None.
Status - Service.
Restriction on Use - None.
Air Travel to Arm - Approximately 2000 ft.

Indication of Arming - If the distance between the eyelet on the gear mechanism and the flange on the vane cup is more than ½ in., the fuze should be considered armed.

Figure 106. - Outline Drawing of Tail Fuzes M160, M161, M162

Bombs in Which Used

M160

100-lb. G.P. Bomb AN-M30 and Mods

250-lb. G.P. Bomb AN-M57 and Mods

220-lb. Frag. Bomb M88

260-lb. Frag. Bomb AN-M81

M161

500-lb. G.P. Bomb AN-M43 and Mods

500-lb. G.P. Bomb AN-M64 and Mods

500-lb. S.A.P. Bomb AN-M58 and Mods

500-lb. Incendiary Bomb AN-M76

500-lb. Chemical Bomb AN-M78

M162

1000-lb. G.P. Bomb AN-M44 and Mods

1000-lb. G.P. Bomb AN-M65 and Mods

1000-lb. S.A.P. Bomb AN-M59 and Mods

1000-lb. Chemical Bomb AN-M79

2000-lb. G.P. Bomb AN-M66 and Mods

4000-lb. L.C. Bomb AN-M56 and Mods

Figure 107. - Tail Fuzes M160, M161, M162

Weight and Packing

Weight of Fuzes Fully Loaded - (Approximate)
M160 - 2.7 lb.
M161 - 2.9 lb.
M162 - 3.2 lb.
Weight of Booster - 1.9 oz. tetryl.

Standard Packing - Twenty-five fuzes, each in a metal container, are packed in a woo-den crate whose weight and dimensions are:

Fuze

Crate Size

Weight
(gross)

M160 24.3 in. x 14.8 in. x 15.0 in. 116 lb.
M161 27.3 in. x 14.8 in. x 15.0 in. 129 lb.
M162 31.1 in. x 14.8 in. x 15.0 in. 145 lb.

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