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| ITALIAN AND FRENCH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| Chapter 1 |
| ITALIAN BOMBS |
| 3.5-kg, 5-kg, 25-kg, 50-kg and 100-kg Hollow Charge Bombs |
| Data |
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Over-all length |
3.5 kg, 15 kg |
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Body length |
18.8 in. |
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Body diameter |
6.0 in. |
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Wall thickness |
0.06 in. |
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Tail length |
7.7 in. |
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Tail width |
6.0 in. |
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Type of filling |
RDX/TNT |
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Weight of filling |
2.2 kg |
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Total weight |
3.5 kg (approx.) |
| Fuzing |
| Description |
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All these bombs are very similar in appearance, except the 25-kg which differs slightly. The 25-kg has the bomb casing of helically wound steel strips. The 3.5-kg was the only bomb of this type known to be used or manufactured by the Italians. |
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This bomb has a dome-shaped nose completely empty of any main filling and threaded at its base to screw over the threaded cone-shaped body. The main filling 60% RDX, 38% TNT and 2% wax, which separately cast is an easy fit in the bomb body. |
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This main filling has the hollow dome-shaped recess at its base and has fitted to its apex an RDX booster pierced to receive the fuze and its booster. A horizontal suspension lug is riveted to the body, and a safety pin holder is riveted to the tail vane to receive the safety pin of the fuze. |
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Figure 35 |
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