Fuzes: None.

Over-all length: 26 inches.

Length of body: 16 1/2 inches.

Diameter of body: 4 13/16 inches.

Thickness of wall: Concrete nose, 9/16 inch. Steel body, 1/32 inch.

Material of wall: Nose, concrete. Body, sheet steel.

Type of suspension: Horizontal.

Suspension lug: Rectangular suspension lug held to the bomb body by a steel eye.

Color and markings: Black over all, "4K" marked on the nose.

Length of tail: 9 1/2 inches.

Width of tail: 4 7/8 inches.

Width of tail fins: 1 7/16 inches.

Dimensions of tail: Length, 3 1/2 inches; width, 3/4 inch; thickness, 1/32 inch.

Material of steel: Sheet steel.

Type of filling: Tannic chloride smoke compound.

Weight of filling: 6.4 ounces.

Total weight of bomb: 8.8 pounds.

Construction of body: The bomb is of three-piece construction consisting of a concrete nose-piece, sheet-steel body and wooden tail cone. The steel body fits over the after part of the nose and is held there by four screws. The nose houses a  wooden spindle extension. A steel shear wire passes through the nose and spindle extension. A wooden spindle supported by a metal collar fits into the after end of the extension. The spindle extends the full length of the body and into the tail cone. The wooden tail cone is held to the after end of the body by four screws. It is drilled centrally to accommodate the spindle. A metal disk with a striker point is nailed to the after end of the spindle. A perfo-rated steel cylinder is attached to the apex of the tail cone. This cylinder houses an am-poule containing the smoke compound. It is held in place by a base plate. A 1/8 inch steel safety pin fits through the tail cone and wooden spindle.

Construction of tail: Four steel fins are attached to the tail cone by screws and are soldered to the steel cylinder. The fins are braced by two sets of box-type struts.

Operation: The safetypin is removed and the bomb is dropped. On impact the nosepiece is crushed and the wooden spindle extension is pushed into the tail of the bomb shearing the shear wire. The striker point at the end of the spindle breaks the ampoule freeing the smoke compound.

Figure 24 - Type 95 4-kg. Practice Bomb.