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| ITALIAN AND FRENCH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| Chapter 1 |
| ITALIAN BOMBS |
| 70-kg Incendiary Bomb |
| Data |
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Over-all length |
47.2 in. |
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Body length |
23.6 in. |
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Body diameter |
9.9 in. |
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Wall thickness |
1.0 in. |
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Tail length |
24.0 in. |
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Tail width |
9.9 in. |
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Type of filling |
Thermite |
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Weight of filling |
36.6 kg |
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Total weight |
74.5 kg |
| Fuzing |
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Tail only - Type G |
| Description |
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Bomb casing is electron metal. The nose is encased in a steel cap 12 in. long and 1/8 in. thick attached to the body by eight screws. The cap insures adequate penetration with-out damage to the casing. An alloy tail unit is secured to body by eight screws, Vent ho-les, 1¼ in. in diameter, are plugged with cork. The igniter for the thermite filling is mage-sium powder in an aluminum tube passing through the center of the tail into the bomb body. |
| Color and Markings |
| Over-all - reddish brown; nose - red |
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Figure 23 |
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