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| ITALIAN AND FRENCH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| Chapter 1 |
| ITALIAN BOMBS |
| 15-kg Gas Bomb |
| Data |
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Over-all length |
31.0 in. |
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Body length |
20.7 in. |
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Body diameter |
4.7 in. |
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Tail length |
13.8 in. |
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Tail width |
6.3 in. |
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Type of filling |
Diphenyl Chlorarsine |
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Weight of filling |
3.65 kg |
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Burster used |
TNT |
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Weight of burster |
1.7 kg |
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Total weight |
16 kg |
| Fuzing |
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Tail fuze - Unknown |
| Description |
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The bomb is thick-walled, with a steel body and nose cast in one piece, to which a dome-shaped base is attached. Sheet-metal tail fins are attached to a metal band clam-ped around the body. |
| Color and Markings |
| Over-all - yellow; Geneva cross stenciled on the body |
| Remarks |
| This bomb is thought to be the same as the 15 kg S.A.P. execpt for filling. |
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Figure 25 |
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