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| ITALIAN AND FRENCH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| Chapter 8 |
| FRENCH BOMBS |
| 10-kg (Model 1927) Incendiary |
| Data |
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Over-all length |
22.1 in. |
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Body length |
Unknown |
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Body diameter |
3.54 in. |
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Wall thickness |
Unknown |
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Tail length |
10.2 in. |
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Tail width |
5.5 in. |
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Type of filling |
Magnesium |
| Incendiary | |
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Total weight |
8 kg |
| Fuzing | |
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Nose only |
24/31 Type H Model 1929 or |
| 24/31 R.S.A. Model 1929 |
| Description |
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The bomb consists of three parts: (1) a cast-steel nose filling sleeve and fuze adapter which screws into (2) a cast magnesium alloy body at the rear of which is screwed another (3) magnesium alloy casting in the form of a truncated cone with a base plate as an integral part of the castings. The booster tube is threaded into the nose sleeve. Pla-tes divide the bomb into three sections; nose; central body, and tail portion. The incen-diary filling is contained in twelve triangular tubes made of magnesium and filled with in-cendiary composition. The tail unit also contains incendiary. All the incendiary compositi-on is connected with wicks for ignition. |
| Color and Markings |
| Body - red or blue |
| Tail - green or black |
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Figure 258 |
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