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| USSR – BOMBS AND FUZES |
| BOMBS |
| GENERAL PURPOSE |
| FAB-500 (welded) |
| TYPE |
G.P., 1100 lb. (welded) |
| NOSE FUZE | |
| TAIL FUZE | |
| TOTAL LENGTH (in.) |
94.8 |
| BODY LENGTH (in.) |
65 (approximately) |
| MAXIMUM DIAMETER (in.) |
17.6 |
| WALL THICKNESS (in.) |
.35 |
| TOTAL WEIGHT |
1116 lbs. |
| CHARGE/WEIGHT RATIO |
46.3% |
| MAIN CAHRGE (TYPE & WEIGHT) |
TNT – 518 lbs. |
| SUSPENSION |
Two suspension bands |
| COLOR MARKINGS |
Grey overall |
| BODY CONSTRUCTION |
The body is formed of a heavy, ogival, cast steel nose section, a cylindrical mid-section, and a conical after section, all welded together. Nose and tail fuze adapters are threaded into the body. |
| TAIL CONSTRUCTION |
The tail unit consists of four (4) fins, welded to the co-nical base section of the bomb body. Struts are welded between the fins to form a square box. |
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REMARKS – This bomb is altered to fit the bomb bay of the B-24, by shifting the suspen-sion bands, shortening the tail, and adding four (4) pieces of sheet steel to form a modi-fied box tail, similar to that provided on the 250 kg bomb for the same purpose. |
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Figure 33 – FAB-500 (WELDED) GENERAL PURPOSE BOMB |
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