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| ITALIAN AND FRENCH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| Chapter 1 |
| ITALIAN BOMBS |
| 55-kg Gas Bomb and 100-kg Gas Bomb (C100P) |
| Data |
| 55-kg | 100-kg | |
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Over-all length |
32.3 in. | 50.2 in. |
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Body length |
32.5 in. | |
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Body diameter |
9.8 in. | 10.7 in. |
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Tail length |
20.8 in. | |
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Tail width |
10.7 in. | |
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Type of filling |
Phosgene | Diphenyl Chlorarsine |
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Weight of filling |
20 kg | 14.3 kg |
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Weight of burster |
18 kg | 28.7 kg |
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Total weight |
55 kg | 101.9 kg |
| Fuzing |
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55-kg - Unknown |
| Description |
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These bombs are similar to same weight G.P.-H.E. bombs. Little informations has been found on them. |
| Color and Markings |
| 55-kg: Overall - yellow; stenciled in white - Geneva cross |
| 100-kg: Overall - yellow; stenciled in black - Geneva cross |
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Figure 28 |
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