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CONSTRUCTION. The body is a normal
50-kg bomb seamless steel tube with a cast steel nose welded to it. The
circular hole in the wall of the bomb which normaly gives access to the
fuze pocket is covered over by a steel disk welded flush with the bomb
wall. The base plug is secured to the bomb body by eight screws and is
pierced by five holes. The fuze is located over the central hole by four
brackets welded to the fuze and the base plug. Beneath the plug and
covering the filling is a thin metal plate also pierced by five holes; 4.5
inches from the tip; from there, four one-inch white bands run back to the
shoulder. "NC 50" is stenciled on the body and is believed to be
an abbreviaton for "Nebel Cylindrisch 50 kg" (Smoke Cylinder 50
kg.) (See fig. 61.) |
