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| ITALIAN AND FRENCH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| Chapter 8 |
| FRENCH BOMBS |
| Smoke Bomb |
| Data |
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Over-all length |
9.45 in. |
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Body length |
Unknown |
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Body diameter |
2.75 in. |
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Tail length |
4.25 in. |
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Tail width |
3.15 in. |
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Filling |
Titanium Tetrachloride |
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Bottle content |
100 cc. |
| Fuzing | |
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None |
| Description |
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The casing is sheet aluminum, with the head pressed separately and soldered in several places to the body. A glass container fits within the casing, protected from breakage by cork at the tail, felt washers along the side of the casing, and a collar supported on a helical spring at the nose. A U-shaped safety pin holds the collar in position. On release, the safety pin is pulled, freeing the bottle in the case. On impact, the bottle moves for-wards against a spring onto four cutters in the nose of the body. |
| Color and Markings |
| Body and tail - green |
| Nose - black |
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Figure 261 |
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