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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - BOMBS, BOMB FUZES, ROCKET, LAND MINES, GRENADES AND IGNITER |
| Chapter 1 |
| GERMAN BOMBS |
| SD 70-kg |
| DATA: |
| Over-all Length: 43.2 in. |
| Body Length: 28.0 in. |
| Body Diameter: 8.0 in. |
| Wall Thickness: 0.4 in. |
| Tail Length: 16.0 in. |
| Tail Width: 11.0 in. |
| Filling: TNT. |
| Weight of Filling: 21 kg. |
| Total Weight: 66 kg. |
| Chg/Wt Ratio: 39%. |
| Fuzing: (25) B; (55); (89) B with parachute. |
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CONSTRUCTION. The SD 70 body is of one-piece forged steel and is normally fitted with a kopfring. The tail is of sheet steel construction and the fins are ribbed to supplant the diagonal fin braces. |
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This bomb, on occasion, is fitted with a parachute. The tail unit is removed and a sheet metal cylinder 18 inches long and 7 3/4 inches in diameter is attached to base of bomb. Contained in the cylinder is a red lattice type parachute 5 feet square with four double shroud lines. The shroud lines are secured by means of four U-shaped bracktes to a col-lar over which the base plate screws. The overall length of the cylinder and bomb is ap-proximately 45 inches. (See fig. 24). |
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SUSPENSION. Horizontal or vertical suspension is used. |
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COLOR. Bomb is field grey over-all. Red stripes on tail fin. |
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REMARKS. Parachute bomb apparently designed to give air burst. |
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Figure 24 – SD 70-kg Bomb |
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