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| ITALIAN AND FRENCH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| Chapter 1 |
| ITALIAN BOMBS |
| 20-kg Incendiary Bomb |
| Data |
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Over-all length |
34.0 in. |
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Body length |
20.5 in. |
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Body diameter |
6.3 in. |
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Wall thickness |
0.75 in. |
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Tail length |
15.8 in. |
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Tail width |
6.3 in. |
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Type of filling |
Thermite |
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Weight of filling |
10.58 kg |
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Total weight |
20.17 kg |
| Fuzing |
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Tail only - Type E |
| Description |
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The bomb consists of nose, body, and tail, all secured by screws. The body is electron; the nose has a steel plug; and the tail is alloy or sheet metal. Fuze vanes halfway along tail length insure limited terminal velocity for the vanes. Five holes at the rear of the bomb casing are closed by cork plugs. The fuze functions on impact; igniter fires thermi-te; corks below out and filling burns about three minutes; then casing breaks and burns with a white heat for ten minutes. |
| Color and Markings |
| Over-all - reddish brown; nose - red |
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Figure 22 |
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