Japanese Explosive Ordnance – Bombs, Bomb Fuzes, Land Mines,
Grenades, Firing Devices and Sabotage Devices |
Chapter 1 – Section 1 |
Japanese Army Bombs |
Type 100 50-kg. Incendiary Bomb |
Over-all length: 40 1/2 inches. |
Length of body: 23 3/4 inches. |
Diameter of body: 7 inches. |
Thickness of wall: 1/8 inch. |
Material of wall: Steel. |
Type of suspension: Horizontal. |
Suspension lug: Normal Army type. |
Color and markings: Gray over-all with a white band forward of the suspension lug and a red band around the nose. |
Length of tail: 16 3/4 inches. |
Width of tail: 9 3/4 inches. |
Width of tail fins: 4 1/2 inches. |
Dimensions of tail struts: Length, 5 5/16 inches; width, 1 1/2 inches; thickness, 1/16 inch. |
Material of tail: Steel. |
Type of filling: 400-450 rubber bungs (1 inch long by 1 inch diameter) impregnated with phosphorus dissolved in carbon disulphide. The high-explosive charge in the nose and central burster tube is picric acid. |
Weight of filling: Incendiary filling, 35 pounds; picric acid, 5 pounds. |
Total weight of bomb: 97 pounds. |
Charge/weight ratio: 44 percent. |
Construction of body: A steel nosepiece is held by three grub screws to a steel sealing plate. The plate is welded to a tubular steel body by a continuous circumferential weld. A burster tube threads into the sealing plate and the joint is made airtight by a lead was-her. A tail cone is welded to the after end of the body. |
Construction of tail: Four steel fins are welded to the tail cone and are braced by a single set of box-type struts. |
Figure 15 - Type 100 50-kg. Incendiary Bomb. |
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