GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - BOMBS, BOMB FUZES, ROCKET, LAND MINES, GRENADES AND IGNITER |
Chapter 1 |
GERMAN BOMBS |
ABB 500 CONTAINER |
DATA: |
Over-all Length: 69.6 in. |
Body Length: 25.2 in. |
Body Diameter: 18.4 in. |
Wall Tickness: 0.05 in. |
Tail Width: 25 in. |
Filling: 133 1-kg incendiaries 2,200 "crow's feet." |
Total Weight: 152.4 kg. |
Fuzing: ElZtZ (9) A; ElZtZ 79 A; Z 89. |
CONSTRUCTION. The body is cylindrical shaped similar in appearance to a SC bomb ex-cept for the nose, which is more blunt. (See fig. 114.) The bomb is divided into two hal-ves longitudinally and united by a rolled joint. The vanes and other fittings are welded. A loading hatch is screwed to the body just forward of the fuze pocket. There is only one fuze pocket which is 7 3/4 inches in depth. Fuze pocket contains one annular picric acid pellet fuze and a wooden cylindrical packing piece. |
OPERATION. The aerial burst action of the fuze and picric acid pellet splits the case in half down a weak weld. |
REMARKS. The bomb container is a C 500 flam casing adapted to carry approximately 133 1-kg incendiary bombs. |
Among the 1B's found in one container were some chalk cement rods (with a wire core) 1.9 inches in diameter (possibly used as filling pieces). |
SUSPENSION. Horizontal. |
COLOR AND MARKINGS. Inside and outside of container is painted a dull slate grey. There are two red bands; one is around the midsection of the bomb body, and the other is around the nose of the bomb. |
Letters "ABB 500" are stenciled in black at center of bomb between the fuze pocket and the suspension lug. |
Letters "1941 bbZ 170 7" appear on tail fin. |
Figure 114 – ABB 500 Container |
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