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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - BOMBS, BOMB FUZES, ROCKET, LAND MINES, GRENADES AND IGNITER |
| Chapter 1 |
| GERMAN BOMBS |
| SB 1000 |
| DATA: |
| Over-all Length: 104 in. |
| Body Diameter: 26 in. |
| Tail Length: 26 in. |
| Tail Width: 26 in. |
| Filling: RDX/A1/Wax biscuits in Trialen 106 matrix. |
| Weight of Filling: 735 kg. |
| Total Weight: 1,000 kg approx. |
| Chg/Wt Ratio: 74% approx. |
| Fuzing: ElAZ (55) A with nose switch. |
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CONSTRUCTION. The bomb has a welded sheet metal body. A drawn steel threaded nose piece is of streamlined construction to reduce air resistance while bomb is attached to plane. (Earlier models had a welded nose piece.) There is no base plate. The bomb is filled through nose and an exploder tube runs along the central axis from the fuze pocket to the nose. It is filled with TNT pellets. (See fig. 20.) |
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Electric leads run through center of bomb connecting fuze and nose switch. |
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Bomb has a drawn steel cone-type tail. |
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REMARKS. Due to thin case and brisant explosive, this bomb is sensitive to small arms fire. |
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SUSPENSION. Horizontaly by H-type lugs or trunnnions for use if carried by dive bom-bers. |
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Figure 20 – SB 1000-kg Bomb |
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