Over-all Length: 81 3/4 in.

Filling: Very pure cast TNT in an aluminum container in the nose. Rest of filling is alterna-te layers of good and poor quality TNT.

Fuzing: Charging head – (49) A1, (49) B1, (49) B1 Ex.; Pyrotechnic – (49) A11, (49) B11; Impact – (49) A, (49) A111, (49) B111.

CONSTRUCTION. The rocket container is attached to the base of the bomb by a cylin-drical steel distance piece which is threaded internally on  both ends – one end threading over the bomb base and the rocket container threading into the other end. (See fig. 33.)

In the side of the distance piece is filled an electric fuze head marked (49) B1 with char-ging plungers connecting to (49) B11 and (49) B111 fuzes. Fuze (49) B11, a pyrotechnic fuze with a delay of 3 seconds is used for igniting the rockets. Fuze (49) B111 is an electrical impact fuze fitted into the base plate of the bomb, giving a fractional delay action to the bomb after striking the target.

Nineteen rockets are placed in the rocket container. Twelve are 25 5/8 inches long by 2 1/16 inches diameter and seven are 27 5/8 inches long by 2 1/16 inches diameter. Weight of rocket section is 146 kg.

The tail is 2 feet 4 inches (large diameter): 1 foot 10 inches (small diameter).

SUSPENSION. Horizontal.

COLOR AND MARKINGS: NL 6 40.

PC 500 RS is stenciled in black on the side of the bomb.

Figure 33 – PC 500 RS Bomb