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| Japanese Explosive Ordnance – Bombs, Bomb Fuzes, Land Mines,
Grenades, Firing Devices and Sabotage Devices |
| Chapter 2 – Section 2 |
| Army Gaines |
| Type 1 Mk 2 - Gaine "A" |
| Japanese designation: Type 1 Mk 2 bomb gaine "A". |
| Delay: 3.5 ± 1.0 seconds. |
| Color: Tip not colored. |
| Dimensions: Length, 4 1/2 inch; depth, 1 3/8 inches. |
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Explosive train: Primer composition in upper plug. Black powder delay train pressed into upper and lower rings and relay middle plug. Primer composition over lead azide detonator over tetryl pellet in lower plug. Picric acid booster. |
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Figure 146 – Type 1 Mk 2 Gaine "A". |
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