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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - BOMBS, BOMB FUZES, ROCKET, LAND MINES, GRENADES AND IGNITER |
| Chapter 1 |
| GERMAN BOMBS |
| SD 15 CONVERTED GERMAN PROJECTILE BOMB |
| DATA: |
| Over-all Length: 24.2 in. |
| Body Length: 15.5 in. |
| Body Diameter: 4.1 in. |
| Wall Thickness: 9/22 in. nose to 1 in. in base. |
| Tail Length: 12.4 in. |
| Tail Width: 3.75 in. |
| Fuzing: EAZ (66) A. |
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CONSTRUCTION. The bomb body is a converted 105-mm howitzer projectile. (See fig. 45.) It is formed of a hollow single piece steel casting, internally threaded at the nose end to accommodate the airflow control ring. The main filling is shaped at the nose to accommodate an NP 10 German projectile gaine which is enclosed in a cardboard sheath. |
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The tail unit is of sheet steel and is formed of four similar sections spot welded together to form the tail cone and four fins. The four fins are braced at their rear ends by a circu-lar stabilizing strut. The tail unit is secured to the bomb body by crimping within an annu-lar groove machined in the bomb body. |
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SUSPENSION. It is reported that 24 bombs are carried in an AB 500-1D container. |
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COLOR. Body is dark green with khaki-colored tail. |
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Figure 45 – SD 15-kg Converted German Shell Bomb |
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