OP 1664 - U.S. Exposive Ordnance (Vol. 2); Part 6 - Bombs and Bomb Fuzes; Chapter 17 - Explosive Bombs; Section 5 - "AN" Series: 100-pound G.P. AN-M30 and AN-M30A1

U.S. EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE

PART 6 - BOMBS AND BOMB FUZES

Chapter 17 - EXPLOSIVE BOMBS

Section 5 - "AN" SERIES

100-pound G.P. AN-M30 and AN-M30A1

Over-all length, inches	36.0
Body length, inches	29.0
Body diameter, inches	8.2
Wall thickness, inch	0.16
Tail length, inches	9.75
Tail width, inches	11.0
Tail weight, pounds	3.5
Filling	50/50 Amatol	TNT
Weight of filling	54.0#	57.0#
Total weight	110.0#	115.0#
Charge/weight ratio	49%	50%

Fuzing - Regular missions

Nose: AN-M103, AN-M103A1, M135, M135A1, M136, M136A1, M139, AN-M139A1, AN-M140A1, M140, M140A1, M149, M163, M164, M165, Mk 239, Mk 243-0, Mk 244-0.

Tail: AN-M100A2, AN-M100A1, M100, M160.

Fuzing - Special missions

Tail: M112, M112A1, (Masthead bombing from land base onyl).

M115 (Masthead from carrier or land base.

M123, M123A1, M132 (Long-delay time fuze aganist land targets).

M151 (Anit-ricochet).

Nose: Shipping plug when above fuzes are used in the tail.

Fuzing - V.T. missions

Nose: T50E1, M168, M166, T82

Tail: AN-M100A2 (to insure detonation in event of V.T. fuze failure).

Remarks: To overcome the erratic flight to these bombs when dropped from high alti-tudes by very heavy bombers, the tail assembly of the 260-pound Fragmentation Bomb M81 replaces the customary tail unit, which is two inches shorter, for such missions.

Use of the Cluster Adapter M22 permits single suspension for four G.P. Bombs AN-M30 or AN-M30A1.

Figure 281. 100-pound G.P. Bomb AN-M30