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| ITALIAN AND FRENCH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| Chapter 1 |
| ITALIAN BOMBS |
| 40-kg G.P.-H.E. Bomb |
| Data |
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Over-all length |
32.3 in. |
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Body length |
19.7 in. |
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Body diameter |
9.0 in. |
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Tail length |
16.1 in. |
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Tail width |
9.0 in. |
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Type of filling |
TNT |
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Weight of filling |
Unknown |
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Total weight |
40 kg |
| Fuzing |
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Tail only - Type N-3 |
| Description |
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The bomb has a steel body and nose in one piece. The tail is of sheet-metal construc-tion, with a strengthening band at the end. The tail unit is bolted to four square lugs on the body. |
| Color and Markings |
| Overall - grey; nose - red |
| Remarks |
| This bomb is very similar to 40-kg gas bomb except for filling. |
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Figure 7 |
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