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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - BOMBS, BOMB FUZES, ROCKET, LAND MINES, GRENADES AND IGNITER |
| Chapter 1 |
| GERMAN BOMBS |
| NC 250 S SMOKE BOMB |
| DATA: |
| Over-all Length: 5 ft. 3 in. |
| Body Diameter: 14 1/2 in. |
| Wall Thickness: 1/16 in. |
| Tail Length: 25 in. |
| Tail Width: 20 in. |
| Filling: Mixture of chlorosulphonic acid (40%) and sulphur trioxide (60%). |
| Fuzing: ElAZ (26). |
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CONSTRUCTION. The NC 250 S is similar in size and construction to the German C 250 Flam bomb. The central tube contains a wooden block 20 1/2 inches long and 4 1/4 in-ches in diameter, cardboard disks, and a circular block of TNT 9 inches long and 4 1/4 in-ches in diameter. The bomb is fuzed with a ElAZ (26) which has a normal gaine and one picric ring pellet. The fuze operates directly on impact detonation the burster charge of TNT in the central tube. The main filling is scattered to give a large concentration of smoke. (See fig. 63.) |
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SUSPENSION. Horizontal. |
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COLOR AND MARKINGS. The body is silver, the tail olive drab. The forward part of the nose, a 3/4-inch stripe part-way back on the nose, and a 1-inch stripe just aft of the suspension lug are painted white. "NC 250 S" is stencilled aft of the second band. |
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REMARKS. The filling is a corrosive mixture which, when in contact with the air, emits white smoke. |
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Figure 63 – NC 250 S Smoke Bomb |
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