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| ITALIAN AND FRENCH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| Chapter 1 |
| ITALIAN BOMBS |
| 500-kg G.P.-H.E. Time Bomb |
| Data |
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Over-all length |
93.7 in. |
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Body length |
50.9 in. |
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Body diameter |
18.1 in. |
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Wall thickness |
0.25 in. |
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Tail length |
43.3 in. |
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Tail width |
18.1 in. |
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Type of filling |
TNT |
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Weight of filling |
247.0 kg |
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Total weight |
–– |
| Fuzing |
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Nose - Four Type J and one Long Delay Clockwork Nose |
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Tail - One Long Delay Clockwork Tail |
| Description |
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Main body and nose are cast in one piece. In the nose is a centrally-located clock work fuze and provision for four additional impact fuzes. If a time fuze is used, impact fuze can be made inoperative. The cast aluminum-alloy tail is attached to bomb by screws. |
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Color and Markings |
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Over-all - grey; nose - red |
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Remarks |
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A similar bomb weighing between 800-1000 kg is trought to have been used by the Ita-lians. |
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Figure 13 |
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