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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - BOMBS, BOMB FUZES, ROCKET, LAND MINES, GRENADES AND IGNITER |
| Chapter 1 |
| GERMAN BOMBS |
| AB 250-2 TYPES I AND II CONTAINER |
| DATA: |
| Over-all Length: 63.7 in. |
| Body Diameter: 14.7 in. |
| Tail Length: 19.7 in. |
| Tail Width: 14.7 in. |
| Filling: 108 SD 2 bombs. |
| Total Weight: 250 kg. |
| Fuzing: (89) B. |
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CONSTRUCTION. The container is similar in construction to the AB 250-2. It however, has been modified by adding an additional pair of stabilizing fins and is fitted with side trunnions for employment with dive bombers. (See fig. 107.) Type II has a dummy fuze pocket added. |
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REMARKS. The SD 2 bombs found in one container were of the modified design, without drogue and with the arming vanes cut to a triangular shape. |
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COLOR AND MARKINGS. Dark green over-all with two longitudinal red stripes on tail cone. |
| Stenciled on Type I: |
| AB 250-3 108 SD 2 Zt; |
(89) B Gew 250 kg. |
| Stenciled on Type II: |
| AB 250-3 105 SD 2 Zt; |
(89) B |
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Figure 107 –AB 250-3 Container, Types I and II |
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