FUZING

Fuze No. 880 or 881

COlOR & MARKINGS

Dark green overall; ¼" red

band around top and ½"

light green band around

center of bomb

PARCHUTE No.

Tray No. 12, Mark I, with

parachute

OVERALL LENGTH

4.2"

BODY LENGTH

3.02"

MAX. BODY DIAMETER

5"

WALL THICKNESS

0.125"

TOTAL WEIGHT

8 lb. approx.

CHARGE/WEIGHT RATIO

22% approx.

BODY CONSTRUCTION:

The Bomb body consists of a pot-shaped cast steel cylinder, open at the top. A steel neck ring is welded to the open end of the body, having internal threads to recei-ve the adapter to which the parachute tray is secured. Extending through the adapter is the fuze, which is enclosed by a 2" dia. paper tube extending through the bomb body.

PARACHUTE:

The parachute is 12" in diameter and is ancased in a cylindrical steel body of a dia-meter slightly lese than the maxium diameter of the bomb body. A safety pin extends through the parachute container, secured by a spring clip.

EXPLOSIVE COMPONENTS:

1- ¾ lb. approx. of T.N.T. or R.D.X./T.N.T. 60/40, or

1 - ½ lb. approx. of Amatol 50/50 or 60/40 or

Pentolite/D 1. (When filled with anything but T.N.T., a ¼" topping of T.N.T. is added.)

REMARKS:

Mk I had smaller filling hole than II; never filled or put into service.