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| USSR – BOMBS AND FUZES |
| BOMBS |
| CHEMICAL |
| KhAB-25 YaD |
| TYPE |
Toxic Smoke Bomb |
| NOSE FUZE | |
| TAIL FUZE |
None |
| TOTAL LENGTH (in.) |
34.5 |
| BODY LENGTH (in.) |
–– |
| MAXIMUM DIAMETER (in.) |
8 |
| TOTAL WEIGHT |
76 lbs. |
| CHARGE/WEIGHT RATIO |
21.7% |
| MAIN CHARGE (TYPE & WEIGHT) |
Adamsite – 6.6 lbs. |
| SUSPENSION |
Single suspension band |
| COLOR MARKINGS |
Body bands – Yellow and Green |
| BODY CONSTRUCTION |
The bomb body consists of an inner and outer sheet me-tal container. The outer container is formed by welding together a nose cap adapter ring, ogival nose section, cylindrical main body section, and a conical base secti-on. An eraission tube is welded to the base section. The inner container is closed, at the nose, by a sheet metal can containing the initiator and primer. The nose cap is fastened to the adapter ring by means of screw threads, and is fitted with a fuze adapter. |
| TAIL CONSTRUCTION |
The tail assembly consists of four sheet metal fins wel-ded to the base section and to the emission tube. A sheet metal strut is welded betwen each fin for additi-onal support. |
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REMARKS – Burning time of smoke composition is 5 to 8 minutes, producing a cloud 50 to 65 feet in height, 180 feet wide and extending about 800 feet down-wind. |
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DAB-80F and DAB-100F have been reported. These are smoke bombs with incidental in-cendiary effect. The "F" in the designation, presumably means "fosfor" (phosphorous). |
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Figure 20 |
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