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| ITALIAN AND FRENCH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| Chapter 1 |
| ITALIAN BOMBS |
| Parachute Flares |
| Martellona Parachute Flare |
| Data |
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Over-all length |
36.9 in. |
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Flare length |
17.0 in. |
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Body diameter |
4.0 in. (approx.) |
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Tail length |
14.2 in. |
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Type of filling |
Magnesium powder |
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Weight of filling |
Unknown |
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Total weight |
Unknown |
| Fuzing |
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Nose only - Type L |
| Description |
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The bomb consists of a light metal nose, a thin cylindrical body filled with magnesium powder, and a tail unit containing the parachute and release mechanism. The flare is set for height by means of an indiacator on the parachute-release mechanism. On release from the plane, the vanes of both release mechanism and the nose fuze rotate; the fuze arms, and, when parachute release mechanism functions to cause the parachute to open, the jerk is sufficient to operate the nose fuze. The resultant explosion blows away the light metal nose, with the fuze from the cardboard magnesium container, setting off the ignition powder, which, in in turn, ignites the magnesium. |
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Figure 37 |
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