Introduction

These bombs are designed for general operational use as alternatives to the corres-ponding G.P. bombs. They are comparable to the U.S. G.P. series, with a loading factor of approximately 50%, parallel sides, and ogival noses.

They may be fuzed at the nose and tail, or at the nose or tail only, if so desired. When shipped, they are plugged at the nose and fitted with a Tail Pistol No. 28 or No. 30 (wihtout detonators), the pistol acting as a tail transit plug.

These bombs are painting dark green over-all, with a red band around the bomb body near the nose denoting that the bomb has been filled, and a light green band around the nose end indicating its H.E. nature. The type of filling is stencilled around the bomb body, as is the monogram of the filling station, date of filling, etc. These bombs are supplied fitted with transit bases, and the larger bombs have transit rings in addition to the bases.