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| ITALIAN AND FRENCH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| Chapter 8 |
| FRENCH BOMBS |
| 50-kg (D.T. No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3) G.P.-H.E. |
| Data |
| No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | |
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Over-all length |
46.5 in. | 46.5 in. | 46.5 in. |
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Body diameter |
8.25 in. | 7.7 in. | 7.86 in. |
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Wall thickness |
0.375 in. | Unknown | Unknown |
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Tail length |
Unknown | 21.0 in. | Unknown |
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Tail width |
Unknown | 10.2 in. | Unknown |
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Type of filling |
MDn or MMn | ||
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Filling weight |
44.0 lb. | 42.0 lb. | 44.0 lb. |
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Total weight |
123.0 lb. | 123.0 lb. | 123.0 lb. |
| Fuzing | |
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No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3: |
Tail only - 3B15 |
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No. 2: |
Nose - Type H Model
1921, R.S.A., Model 1925, or Model 1928. |
| Tail - Sch.R. Model 1938 |
| Description |
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These bombs are single-piece forgings; No. 1 made from converted 220-mm artillery shell, No. 3 from converted hydrogenm cylinder; both made obsolete by the French. The tail consists of four vanes fastened to the tail cone, strengthened between the vanes by sheet metal struts. |
| Color and Markings |
| Over-all - yellow |
| Painted on body - Type of filling, source, year of filling, etc. |
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Figure 252 |
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