GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - BOMBS, BOMB FUZES, ROCKET, LAND MINES, GRENADES AND IGNITER |
Chapter 1 |
GERMAN BOMBS |
AB 250-2 TYPES I AND II CONTAINER |
DATA: |
Over-all Length: 63.7 in. |
Body Diameter: 14.7 in. |
Tail Length: 19.7 in. |
Tail Width: 14.7 in. |
Filling: 108 SD 2 bombs. |
Total Weight: 250 kg. |
Fuzing: (89) B. |
CONSTRUCTION. The container is similar in construction to the AB 250-2. It however, has been modified by adding an additional pair of stabilizing fins and is fitted with side trunnions for employment with dive bombers. (See fig. 107.) Type II has a dummy fuze pocket added. |
REMARKS. The SD 2 bombs found in one container were of the modified design, without drogue and with the arming vanes cut to a triangular shape. |
COLOR AND MARKINGS. Dark green over-all with two longitudinal red stripes on tail cone. |
Stenciled on Type I: |
AB 250-3 108 SD 2 Zt; |
(89) B Gew 250 kg. |
Stenciled on Type II: |
AB 250-3 105 SD 2 Zt; |
(89) B |
Figure 107 –AB 250-3 Container, Types I and II |
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