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| USSR – BOMBS AND FUZES |
| BOMBS |
| BOMB LOADING |
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The explosive, or other filling, of Soviet bombs varies considerably between different ty-pes of bombs and even in bombs from the same lots. The following types of loading have been encountered: |
| A. | HIGH EXPLOSIVES |
| 1. |
Straight TNT. This is the preffered filling for the larger FAB bombs in peace time, when long storage is anticipated. |
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| 2. |
78% picric acid and 22% Dinitronapthalene. Used in peace time for AO and FAB bombs up to 100 kg. |
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| 3. |
80% TNT and 20% Ammonium Nitrate. Used for bombs up to 250 kg during war time, unless quick consumption is expercted. |
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| 4. |
50% TNT and 50% Ammoinum Nitrate. Used during war time for FAB bombs of 500 and 1000 kg size. |
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| 5. |
80% TNT and 20% Dinitronapthalene. |
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| 6. |
Boosters are composed of tetryl. |
| B. | INCENDIARY |
| 1. | Thermite powder of varying composition. | |
| 2. | Compressed thermite balls. | |
| 3. |
Thermite powder and thickened naphtha, or petroleum mixture, in separate com-partments. |
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| 4. | Thermite powder and electron casing. |
| C. | CHEMICAL |
| RUSSIAN SYMBOL | U.S. SYMBOL | NAME | |
| Р4 | WP | White Phosphorous | |
| Р5 or 5 | H | Mustard | |
| Р15 or 15 | DM | Adamsite | |
| РЮ or РЮ10 | CG | Phosgene | |
| PC | L | Lewisite | |
| P12 (08-6) | DA | Diphenylcklorasine | |
| ХАО | CN | Chloracetophenone | |
| TO | ? | Trichlorotriethylamine | |
| HL | Mustard and Lewisite 50-50 | ||
| AC | Hydroyanic acid |
| D. | TOXIC SMOKE |
| 40% – Adamsite | |
| 40% – Potassium nitrate | |
| 15% – Starch | |
| 5% – Kieselguhr | |
| E. | MARKER FLOAT |
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Calcium carbide with phosphorous igniter. |
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