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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - BOMBS, BOMB FUZES, ROCKET, LAND MINES, GRENADES AND IGNITER |
| Chapter 1 |
| GERMAN BOMBS |
| SC 250 – Types 1, 2, AND 3; J, L, L2, B AND K |
| DATA: |
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Over-all Length: 64.5 in. L2 (Stabo) 87 in. |
| Body Length: 47.0 in. |
| Body Diameter: 14.5 in. |
| Wall Thickness: 0.3 in. wall to 2.8 in, at nose. |
| Tail Length: 25.0 in. |
| Tail Width: 20.0 in. |
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Filling: 60/40 Amatol, TNT; TNT and wax or woodmeal and aluminum powder and naph-thalene and ammonium nitrate. |
| Weight of Filling: 287 lbs. |
| Total Weight: 548 lbs. |
| Chg/Wt Ratio: 52%. |
| Fuzing: 5 series, 17 and 50 series. 57 in Stabo. |
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Construction: Type 1: Includes Models J, L, and L2. J is of one piece construction forged steel; L is one piece construction tube steel; L2 is two piece construction, nose forged steel, body tube steel. (See fig. 12.) |
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Type 2: J is two piece construction forged steel. |
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Type 3: Includes Models J, B, and K. J is three piece construction; nose, forged steel; body, tube steel; and base forged steel. B is three piece construction; nose, cast steel; body, tube steel; and base, arched case steel. K is three-piece construction; nose, case hardened steel; body, tube steel; and base, cast steel. |
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SUSPENSION. Suspension is either horizontal or vertical. |
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COLOR AND MARKINGS. Field grey, sky blue or aluminum over-all. Yellow strips on the tail. |
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REMARKS. The L2 type is sometimes equipped with a spike making it detonate above the ground. Spike is 22 1/2 inches long and 3 inches in diameter. |
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Figure 12 – SC 250 Bomb; types 1, 2, and 3 |
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