Fuzes: A-6 (a), A-6 (b).

Over-all length: 4 3/4 inches.

Length of body: 2 3/4 inches.

Diameter of body: 2 1/8 inches.

Thickness of wall: 3/64 inch.

Material of wall: Drawn steel.

Type of suspension: Carried in clusters of 63 in a container.

Suspension lug: None.

Color and markings: Black over all with 9/16 inch yellow strips 1/2 inch forward of base and a red band around the nose.

Length of tail: 2 inches.

Width of tail: 3 inches.

Width of tail fins: 1 1/8 inch.

Dimensions of tail struts: Length, 2 5/32 inches; width, 3/8 inch; thickness, 1/16 inch.

Material of steel: Sheet steel.

Type of filling: TNT, 58 percent; RDX, 42 percent.

Weight of filling: 7 ounces.

Total weight of bomb: 14 ounces.

Charge/weight ratio: 50 percent.

Construction of body: The body consists of a drawn-steel cup to which is welded a cast-steel nose.

Construction of tail: Four tail fins are spot welded to the base of the body. They are supported by a single set of box-type struts.

Remarks: A distingushing feature of these bombs is the construction which permits fit-ting the nose of one bomb into the tail of another. This union of the nose and tail serves two purposes: (1) It prevents the fuze vanes from rotating while in the cluster; (2) It decreases the length of the space nee- ded to contain the fuzed bombs in cluster con-tainers.

Figure 26 - Type 3 1/2-kg. Cluster Bomb.