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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - BOMBS, BOMB FUZES, ROCKET, LAND MINES, GRENADES AND IGNITER |
| Chapter 1 |
| GERMAN BOMBS |
| PC 1600-kg |
| DATA: |
| Over-all Length: 110.8 in. |
| Body Length: 65.7 in. |
| Body Width: 21.0 in. |
| Filling: RDX, aluminum and wax. |
| Weight of Filling: 1,600 kg. |
| Chg/Wt Ratio: 14.4%. |
| Fuzing: ElAZ (49) P16. |
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CONSTRUCTION. The body is of two-piece construction with a cylindrical type tail. (See fig. 32.) It is designed to penetrate 180 of mm panzer steel or 2.5 meters of reinforced concrete at a striking angle of 60°. |
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REMARKS. Usually dropped at an altitude of 4,000 to 6,000 meters. |
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The production of this bomb was stopped in October 1942. Bombs then on hand were used and not replaced. |
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SUSPENSION. Horizontal. |
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COLOR. Blue stripes on tail. |
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Figure 32 – PC 1600-kg Bomb |
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