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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - BOMBS, BOMB FUZES, ROCKET, LAND MINES, GRENADES AND IGNITER |
| Chapter 1 |
| GERMAN BOMBS |
| SD 1700 |
| DATA: |
| Over-all Length: 129.6 in. |
| Body-Length: 92.0 in. |
| Body Diameter: 26.0 in. |
| Wall Thickness: 0.9 in wall to nose, 3.5 in. |
| Tail Length: 46.5 in. |
| Tail Width: 24.0 in. |
| Filling: TNT; Amatol 60/40. |
| Weight of Filling: 730 kg. |
| Total Weight: 1,703 kg. |
| Chg/Wt Ratio: 43%. |
| Fuzing: 28 B6, Extension Cap II. |
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CONSTRUCTION. Body is of one-piece steel, forged steel construction. A single fuze pocket is used with an extension cap fuze in the nose. The base of the bomb is threaded to take a normal female type base plate. A cast steel kopfring is welded to the nose as a preventative against excessive penetration. (See fig. 28.) |
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The tail is made of light alloy and is of the cylinder type. The 8-inch wide band is atta-ched to the fins by rivets. This band is known as a ring type strut. |
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SUSPENSION. Horizontal by means of an H-type suspension lug. |
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COLOR. Black or sky blue over-all. Red stripes on tail. "D1700" is stenciled on opposite sides of body in letters 40-mm high. |
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Figure 28 – SD 1700-kg Bomb |
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