100-pound M38A2100-pound M85
U.S. EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE
PART 6 - BOMBS AND BOMB FUZES
Chapter 19 - PRACTICE BOMBS
Section 2 - ARMY PRACTICE BOMBS

100-pound M75

Length, inches

47.0

Diameter, inches

8.0

Filler, hematite, pounds

72

Total weight, pounds

101.3

This boms is designed to provide a target reference for practice bombing over snow-covered ranges. Resembling the chemical bomb of the same size, it consists of a light, sheet-metal case; a charge of red iron ore (hematite); a Burster M4; and a Fuze M108 in the nose.