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| ITALIAN AND FRENCH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| Chapter 1 |
| ITALIAN BOMBS |
| 2-kg Incendiary Bombs Types I and II |
| Data |
| Types I and II | |
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Over-all length |
12.2 in. |
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Body length |
10.6 in. |
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Body diameter |
2.7 in. |
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Wall thickness |
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Upper cylinder |
0.34 in. |
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Lower cylinder |
0.06 in. |
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Type of filling |
Type I - Thermite and oil Type II - Magnesium, Mercuric oxide and Nitrobenzene |
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Weight of filling |
Type I - 0.339 kg oil and 0.660 kg mix Type II - Unknown |
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Total weight |
Type I - 2.12 kg Type II - Unknown |
| Fuzing |
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Type I and II - Type K |
| Description |
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Type I: The bomb consists of two cylinders screwed together. The upper cylinder is the same as the 1-kg Incendiary Bomb Type II, except that the base plate is drilled to take four screws which secure the top plate of the lower cylinder to the base plate of the up-per cylinder. The lower portion is of sheet and contains a high-boiling turpentine oil. |
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Type II: This bomb is very similar to Type I, except for the filling in both the upper and lower cylinders. The upper part contains magnesium and mercuric oxide powders, and the other contains nitrobenzene. |
| Color and Markings |
| Type I: Over-all - grey; nose - red |
| Type II: Over-all - reddish brown; nose - red |
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Figure 21 |
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