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| ITALIAN AND FRENCH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| Chapter 1 |
| ITALIAN BOMBS |
| 14-kg Fragmentation Bombs Type I and II |
| Data |
| Type I | Type II | ||
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Over-all length |
22.1 in. | 22.1 in. | |
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Body length |
13.5 in. | 13.5 in. | |
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Body diameter |
4.2 in. | 4.2 in. | |
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Wall thickness |
0.2 in. | 0.7 in. | |
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Tail length |
6.4 in. | 6.4 in. | |
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Tail width |
4.2 in. | 4.2 in. | |
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Type of filling |
TNT | Amatol | |
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Weight of filling |
2 kg | 2 kg | |
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Total weight |
14 kg | 14 kg |
| Fuzing |
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Nose - Type I |
| Description |
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Type I: The body consists of a tubular steel cylinder on which the cast-steel nose and base sections are threaded. A square steel wire, 3/8 in. on the side, is helically wound around the body. The nose piece is threaded to receive the fuze. The base has an ex-ternal recess and extension rod for the tail assembly. The tail section consists of two sheet-steel plates bent to an angle of 90 degrees and held to the extension rod. Four pieces of wood, shaped to form a truncated cone, serve as spacers for the fins. The as-sembly is held by a steel pressure cap which threads into the extension rod. |
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Type II: The body is one-piece machined steel with the nose threaded to receive the fuze, and the base recessed with an extension rod for the tail assembly. In all other res-pects this type is similar to Type I. |
| Color and Markings |
| Type I: Over-all - yellow; stenciled in black P30A |
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IM-4-39 |
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Type II: Over-all - Dark olive green (painted over yellow). Red paint marks diametrically opposite on shoulders of nose and base. |
| Remarks |
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Both type resemble the U.S. 30-lb Fragmentation Bomb Mk 5 in size and appearance. |
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Figure 5 |
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