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CONSTRUCTION. Bombs are held
together by a band of metal 5 1/2 inches wide, and by a double
"spider" which hooks through their suspension lugs, the outer
spider being con-nected to the safety pins by small chains. The top half
of the band is attached to a beam carrying the suspension lug and a
charging head similar to a Rheinmetall fuze head. A lead from one plunger
in this head goes to a socket, and into this socket fits a plug from the
release device. The lower half of the band is attached to the upper by
wire hin-ges held together by two safety pins, one on each side. These pins
are attached to the outer arming spider by small chains. The lower half
of the band is split and held together by two "bottle screws"
forming a means of tightening the band around the bombs during assembly.
(See fig. 95.)
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OPERATION. On release from the
aircraft, an electric cap in the arming spider is fired; this, after a
short delay, ignites a small charge which blows off the front spider, thus
pulling out the safety pins of the individual bombs and also the safety
pins which hold the band together. The bombs then separate and arm as they
fall. This carrier gives a much closer "pattern" on the ground
than could be obtained by dropping the bombs in a stick.
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