4,000-pound L.C. AN-M56 and AN-M56A1

Over-all length, inches

Body length, inches

Body diameter, inches

Wall thickness, inch

Tail length, inches

Tail width, inches

Tail weight, pounds

Filling

Weight of filling

Total weight

Charge/weight ratio

Fuzing

Nose - AN-M103A1, AN-M103, M103, M135, M135A1, M136, M136A1, M139, AN-M139A1, M140, AN-M140A1, M149, M163, M164, M165, Mk 239, AN-Mk 219 (Always set for instantaneous action).

Tail - AN-M102A2, AN-M102A1, M162 (Non-delay action).

Construction: The body consists of a nose forging, three rolled plate sections, and a forged base plate. The nose forging is welded to the first plate section, and the three plate sections are welded longitudinally and circumferentially. The female base plate is threaded to the tail section of the body. The side walls have a minimum thickness of 0.3 inch and a maximum thickness of 0.5 inch. Suspension is provided by two lugs welded to the case 30 inches apart (15 inches on either side of the center of gravity). The normal box-type tail is modified on this bomb by eight additional strut rods to give increased stability for this large bomb.

Filling: The standard filling for this bomb at present is cast TNT, but some bombs in the future will be loaded with Tritonal. A full length Auxiliary Booster M111 is employed to insure complete detonation.

Remarks: The 4,000-pound L.C. Bomb AN-M56A1 differs in that provision is made for a hoisting lug to be added at the center of gravity between the suspension lugs and also for two other supension lugs to be screwed into the bomb body 22½° removed, for sus-pension in British planes.

The AN-M56 and AN-M56A1 are not procured by the Navy at the present time.

Any future production will have inert nose and tail surrounds.

Figure 286. 4,000-pound L.C. Bomb AN-M56A1