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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 |
COLOR MARKINGS OF JAPANESE BOMBS |
Explosive |
Use |
Japanese Designation |
Remarks |
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Primers (cap composition): |
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1. |
Potassium chlorate, |
Primer cap composition |
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Initiators (detonators): |
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2. |
Mercury fulminate |
Initiator for fuzes. |
In some instantaneous gaines |
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3. |
Lead azid |
Initiator for fuzes. |
Chikkaen |
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Boosters: |
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4. |
Tetryl |
Subbooster in gaines; oc- |
Pressed. Toxic. |
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Picric acid |
Main booster in many |
Shimose bakuyaku = shi- |
Pressed. Toxic. |
6. |
Trinitroanisol, 70 per-cent; H.N.D., 30 per- |
Auxiliary booster in bombs. |
H2 kongo-H2 mixture |
Pressed. Toxic. |
Main charges: |
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7. |
Picric acid |
Bombs, projectiles, land |
Shimose Explosive |
Cast either into case or into |
8. |
Ammonium perchlorate, |
Mines and depth charges. |
Type 88 |
Loose grey powder. Dangerous |
9. |
Trinitroanisol |
Bombs |
Type 91 |
Cast. Toxic. |
10. |
Trinitroanisol, 60 per-cent; R.D.X. 40 per-cent |
Torpedo warheads. |
Type 94 |
Know from documents only. |
11. |
TNT, 60 percent; H.N.D., 40 percent. |
Torpedo warheads, depth charges (documents only). |
(Seigate) = Type 97 |
Cast into blocks which are |
12. |
Trinitroanisol, 70 per-cent; H.N.D., 30 per-cent. |
Bombs, sea mines, depth charges. |
Type 98 |
Cast into case. Greenish-yel- |
13. |
Ammonium picrate, 81 percent; aluminium powder, 16 percent; wood pulp, 12 percent; oil, 1 percent. |
Depth charges. |
Type 1 |
Loose greenish-yellow powder. |
14. |
TNT, 60 percent; H.N.D., 24 percent; aluminium powder, 16 percent. |
Torpedo warheads. |
Otsu-B |
Known from documents only. |