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| BRITISH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| Part 1 - Chapter 4 |
| Medium Capacity Bombs |
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M.C. 4,000-lb. Mks I and II (Service) |
| Data |
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Fuzing |
Nose Pistol No. 27, 42, or 44; Tail Pistol No. 28, 30, or 37 |
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Color markings |
Dark green over-all; red band around nose, light green band around ogove of base |
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Tail No. |
No. 38 Mk I |
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Over-all length |
109.5 in. |
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Body length |
74.5 in. |
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Body diameter |
30 in. |
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Wall thickness |
0.75 in. |
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Tail length |
33 in. |
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Tail width |
30 in. |
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Total weight |
3,764 lb. Amatol filled |
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Charge/weight ratio |
58% |
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Body Construction: In the Bomb Mk I the exploder containers screw into the nose and male base plate. The body has parallel sides, an ogival nose, and a slight taper at the body base. It is similar in appearance to U.S. General Purpose Bombs. The Bomb Mk II has a strengthened after end due to better welding. |
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Tail Construction: The bomb employs a short-type tail unit, consisting of cylindrical strut attached to a tail cone by four fins. A reach rod, having arming vanes at its rear, extends through the tail cone and engages the arming fork of the tail pistol. |
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Suspension: The bombs has a single lug 44 in. from the nose fuze tip, for regular suspension, and dual lugs 30 in. apart diametrically opposite the single lug for suspension from U.S. aircraft. |
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Explosive Components |
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Detonator – (See Part 2, chap. 4, Detonators.) |
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Exploders – C.E. pellets |
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Filling – 2,166 lb. Amatol 60/40; 2,195 lb. Amatex 9; or 2,265 lb. RDX/TNT 60/40 |
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Remarks: The Anti-Disturbance Fuze No. 845, formerly incorporated in the nose of bombs fuzed with the Tail Pistol No. 37, is now obsolete. |
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Tail fins are usually painted red when time pistol is used. |
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Figure 17 – M.C. 1,000-lb. Bomb Mk I |
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