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| ITALIAN AND FRENCH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| Chapter 1 |
| ITALIAN BOMBS |
| 40-kg Gas Bomb C40P |
| Data |
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Over-all length |
32.3 in. |
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Body length |
21.4 in. |
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Body diameter |
9.9 in. |
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Tail length |
16.1 in. |
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Tail width |
9.9 in. |
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Type of filling |
(A) Diphenyl Chlorasine | (B) Mustard |
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Weight of filling |
6.5 kg | 14.7 kg |
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Weight of burster |
13.0 kg | 0.18 kg |
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Total weight |
47 kg | 40.6 kg |
| Fuzing |
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Tail only - Unknown |
| Description |
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This bomb is similar to 40-kg G.P.-H.E. bomb in size and appearance. The burster tube contains TNT and is about fifteen in. long Other informations is lacking. |
| Color and Markings |
| (A) Over-all - yellow; stenciled in black - Geneva cross |
| (B) Over-all - yellow; nose - red; stenciled in red marking: |
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N 2226 Lorpo KG 359; Tara KG179 |
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Figure 27 |
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