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| BRITISH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| Part 1 - Chapter 17 |
| Obsolete Bombs |
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Data |
G.P. 50-lb. |
R.L. 250-lb. |
R.F.C. 230-lb. |
R.A.F. 500-lb. |
R.L. 520-lb. |
R.A.F. 550-lb. |
R.L. 550-lb. |
S.N. 1400-lb. |
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Over-all Length |
30.7 in. |
35.0 in. |
50.7 in. |
61.6 in. |
60.7 in. |
61.1 in. |
60.8 in. |
133.1 in. |
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Body Length |
15.0 in. |
30.5 in. |
46.0 in. |
55.0 in. |
54.0 in. |
46.5 in. |
42.0 in. |
93.0 in. |
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Body Diameter |
5.9 in. |
12.5 in. |
10.0 in. |
19.0 in. |
19.6 in. |
15.0 in. |
15.0 in. |
18.5 in. |
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Wall Thickness |
0.38 in. |
.... |
0.22 in. |
0.15 in. |
0.25 in. |
0.9 in. |
0.9 in. |
0.51 in. |
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Tail Length |
15.7 in. |
19.0 in. |
18.0 in. |
19.0 in. |
18.5 in. |
21.0 in. |
24.0 in. |
49.0 in. |
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Tail Width |
5.9 in. |
18.0 in. |
19.5 in. |
19.0 in. |
19.6 in. |
15.0 in. |
15.0 in. |
20.0 in. |
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Type Filling |
a. TNT |
TNT |
a. TNT |
a. TNT |
a. TNT |
a. TNT |
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Amatol |
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b. Amatol |
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b. Amatol |
b. Amatol |
b. Amatol |
b. Amatol |
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Filling Weight |
a. 9.3 lb. |
86.0 lb. |
a. 140 lb. |
a. 356 lb. |
a. 354 lb. |
a. 200 lb. |
.... |
709 lb. |
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b. 11.8 lb. |
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b. 110 lb. |
b. 280 lb. |
b. 273 lb. |
b. 157 lb. |
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Total Weight |
a. 45.3 lb. |
255 lb. |
a. 240 lb. |
a. 536 lb. |
a. 534 lb. |
a. 566 lb. |
.... |
1433 lb. |
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b. 47.8 lb. |
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b. 210 lb. |
b. 460 lb. |
b. 453 lb. |
b. 523 lb. |
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| Charge/Weight | a. 20.4% | 33.8% | a. 58.5% | a. 66.5% | a. 66.5% | a. 35.4% | .... | 49.5% |
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Ratio |
b. 24.3% |
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b. 52.5% |
b. 61.0% |
b. 60.0% |
b. 30.0% |
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| These bombs are all general purpose type bombs, which are now obsolete. All had a cen-tral burster tube running the entire length of the bomb. |