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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - BOMBS, BOMB FUZES, ROCKET, LAND MINES, GRENADES AND IGNITER |
| Chapter 1 |
| GERMAN BOMBS |
| SD 250 kg, D250, D250 JB, D250 L, D250 DL |
| DATA: |
| Over-all Length: 64.5 in. |
| Body Length: 34.4 in. |
| Body Diameter: 14.5 in. |
| Wall Thickness: 0.6 wallpoint 3.5 in. |
| Tail Length: 38.2 in. |
| Tail Width: 20.0 in. |
| Filling: TNT. |
| Weight of Filling: 79 kg. |
| Total Weight: 250 kg. |
| Chg/Wt Ratio: 32%. |
| Fuzing: 8; 5 series. |
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CONSTRUCTION. Bomb is of three-piece construction. Nose and tail piece are welded to main part of body. One fuze pocket. A female base plate is used (See fig. 25.) |
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The tail is of sheet steel construction. Four vanes are welded to a cone. There are also box-type struts of bar steel. Extension cylinder has a dummy fuze head. |
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SUSPENSION. Horizontal or vertical. |
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COLOR. Bomb body and tail are painted dark green, sky blue, or aluminum. Tail cone is striped with red or blue. |
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Figure 25 – SD 250-kg Bomb |
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