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| ITALIAN AND FRENCH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| Chapter 1 |
| ITALIAN BOMBS |
| 4-kg Anti-Personnel Bomb Manzolini (Thermos) |
| Data |
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Over-all length |
12.3 in. |
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Body length |
7.3 in. |
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Body diameter |
2.75 in. |
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Wall thickness |
0.125 in. |
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Type of filling |
TNT |
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Weight of filling |
0.67 kg |
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Total weight |
3.68 kg |
| Fuzing |
| Description |
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This bomb, with a steel body and aluminum top, resembles a thermos bottle. The fuzes (described in the fuze section) are very sensitive. The fragments are lethal to 100 ft, with maximum range of 300 yd. |
| Color and Markings |
| Over-all - biff or green |
| Remarks |
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1. Bombs fitted with self-destroying mechanism have an aluminum alloy fuze housing (vi-sible where the fuze screws into the bomb). |
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2. Bomb does not explode on impact, but is designed to explode if moved, and is extre-mely sensitive to vibration. |
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Figure 3 |
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