CONSTRUCTION. The assembly is comprosed of the paravane body, the bomb, and the modified (70) B fuze. (See fig. 50.)

The paravane body is a sheet steel cone, formed of two sections welded together. At its rear end, four sheet steel tail fins are welded to the cone.

Equally spaced around the cone, forward of the tail fins, are drilled four longitudinal rows of six 1/8 inch holes, two of these rows being drilled slightly forward of the other two. The purpose of these holes is not known.

Towards the end of the cone are welded four equally spaced metal planes of air-foil cross-section. They are offset to the longitudinal axis of the cone. To one plane is wel-ded a metal eye which forms an anchor for the towing lug.

The front end of the cone has a T slot, forming two lugs, to each of which is welded a boss, one boss being screwthreaded to accept the tensioning screw, the whole forming a circlip by means of which the bomb is secured to the paravane body.

The bomb consists of a cylindrical iron casting, open at one end and filled with H.E. The filling is shaped to accommodate the fuze body and gaine.

A seating is formed within the upper wall of the casting for the (70) B fuze. Above this seating the wall is built up to form a bayonet type socket to secure the fuze in a similar man- ner to that in SD 2-kg bombs.

SUSPENSION. The bomb is suspended horizontally by a boss welded to the forward end of the cone.

COLOR AND MARKINGS. The tail and paravane cone are painted dark green; the body is yellow with a red stripe.

Figure 50 – 2-kg Airplane Towed Paravane Bomb