CONSTRUCTION. The main difference between this and the SC 2,500-kg type max are: the construction is of steel instead of aluminum alloy and the filling extends into the tail cone with the object of keeping the charge/weight ratio as high as possible. The case is constructed in three parts, a cast steel base welded to the cylindrical body. The nose of the bomb is fitted with a filling plug to which is fitted a tube extending to the forward fuze pocket, the tube houses a rod which on impact crushes the impact fuze and activa-tes the bombs. There are two transverse fuze pockets; the forward pocket houses the anti-break-up fuze and the after pocket is for the normal impact type fuze.

The tail unit is a four fin drum type. The cone portion is sheet steel and the fins and tail drum are constructed of alloy. (See fig. 23.)

SUSPENSION: Horizontal by an H-type. The suspension lug is keyed to a securing plate locked by bolts.

COLOR AND MARKINGS. Sky blue over-all. Two yellow stripes are painted on the body between the tail fins. SB 2500 is stenciled on body.

Figure 22 – SB 2500-kg Bomb