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| ITALIAN AND FRENCH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| Chapter 8 |
| FRENCH BOMBS |
| 10-kg (P) Anti Personnel Bomb Type I and Type II |
| Data |
| Type I and Type II | |
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Over-all length |
21.5 in. |
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Length of body |
Unknown |
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Body diameter |
3.5 in. |
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Wall thickness |
0.5 in. |
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Tail length |
Unknown |
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Tail width |
Unknown |
| Fuzing | |
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Nose only |
24/31 Type H 1921 R.S.A. |
| 24/31 Model 1925 and Model 1928 |
| Description |
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Type I: The bomb body consists of a converted 90-mm artillery shell. A sheet-metal ex-tension fits over the upper end of the body and is secured to it by crimping within two annular grooves machined in the body. The tail unit is riveted to the upper half of the extension. |
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Type II: This bomb is similar to Type I, with the following exceptions: no conical extension is fitted, but a tail cone formed of a single-piece casting is fitted over the upper end of the bomb and is secured to it by crimping within a single annular groove. |
| Color and Markings |
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Over-all - yellow |
| Stamped 0.4 in. form the nose fuze pocket in letters 0.5 in. in height - nature of filling. |
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Figure 250 |
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