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| Japanese Explosive Ordnance – Bombs, Bomb Fuzes, Land Mines,
Grenades, Firing Devices and Sabotage Devices |
| Chapter 1 – Section 2 |
| Japanese Navy Bombs |
| Type 2 No. 50 Ordinary Bomb Model 1 |
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Over-all length: 78 inches. |
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Length of body: 38 1/2 inches. |
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Diameter of body: 15 1/2 inches. |
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Thickness of wall: 1 inch at base, 7 1/2 inches at nose. |
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Material of wall: Steel. |
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Type of suspension: Horizontal. |
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Suspension lug: Two guide studs on the bomb body position the Navy type suspension band. |
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Color and markings: The bomb is gray overall with a green-tipped nose, brown nose band and green tail struts. |
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Length of tail: 39 1/2 inches. |
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Width of tail: 15 1/2 inches. |
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Width of tail fins: 7 3/4 inches. |
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Dimensions of tail struts: Length, 10 3/4 inches; width, 3 1/4 inches; thickness, 1/8 inch. |
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Material of tail: Steel. |
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Type of filling: Cast blocks of Type 98 explosive. |
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Weight of filling: 148 pounds. |
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Total weight of bomb: 1,100 pounds. |
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Charge/weight ratio: 13 percent. |
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Construction of body: The bomb body is constructed of one piece of machined forged steel. A fuze pocket is drilled in the nose. The after end of the body is threaded internal-ly to accommodate a male base plate. There is a fuze pocket drilled in the base plate. A sheet steel tail cone is attached to the base plate by eight bolts. Three trap doors in the tail cone give access to the fuze pocket. |
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Construction of tail: Four Navy type tail fins are spot-welded to the tail cone. They are braced by a single set of box-type struts. |
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Figure 41 - Type 2 No. 50 Ordinary Bomb Model 1. |
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