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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - BOMBS, BOMB FUZES, ROCKET, LAND MINES, GRENADES AND IGNITER |
| Chapter 1 |
| GERMAN BOMBS |
| 50-kg BRAND C 50 A INCENDIARY BOMB |
| DATA: |
| Over-all Length: 43.2 in. |
| Body Length: 30.0 in. |
| Body Diameter: 8.0 in. |
| Wall thickness: 1/8 in. |
| Tail Length: 16.0 in. |
| Tail Width: 7.8 in. |
| Type of Filling: Benzine, 86%; phosphorus, 4%; pure rubber, 10%. |
| Weight of Filling: 30 lb. (approx.). |
| Total Weight: 90 lb. (approx.). |
| Fuzing: (25) B or (28) A. |
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CONSTRUCTION. The bomb body consists of a single piece of steel forging, very similar to the SC 50-kg grade 1 bomb, with a single fuze pocket located forward in the side of the bomb casing. (See fig. 58.) |
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The tail assembly consists of four sheet metal fins and a tail cone, which is attached to the collar on the base of the bomb body by screws. |
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SUSPENSION. This bomb may be suspended either horizontally or vertically by means of a single eyebolt. |
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COLOR AND MARKINGS. The bomb body is painted dark grey or green over-all, with the rear of the bomb painted red and a red band around the center of the bomb body. The tail assembly may be painted dark grey or grey-green with longitudinal yellow strips on the tail cone. |
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On those bombs in which the filling is enclosed in glass, a drawing of a glass container is stenciled in red on the bomb body between the fuze and the nose, on the side remote from the fuze. |
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REMARKS. Later models of this bomb have the phosphorus filling contained in a glass cy-linder inside the bomb body. |
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Figure 58 – Brand C 50 A Bomb |
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