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| U.S.N.B.D. - BRITISH BOMBS AND FUZES; PYROTECHNICS; DETONATORS |
| MEDIUM CAPACITY BOMBS |
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BRITISH BOMB |
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FUZING: |
250 LB. M.C. |
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Nose Pistol No. 27, 42, or 44. |
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Tail Pistol No. 28, 30, or 37. |
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COLOR & MARKINGS |
Dark green overall; ½" red | |
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band around nose, 1" light |
Mks I & II |
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green band around base of |
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ogive |
(Service) |
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TAIL NO. |
No. 2 Mks I or II |
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OVERALL LENGTH |
55.5" |
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BODY LENGTH |
27.5" |
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MAX. BODY DIAMETER |
10" | |
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WALL THICKNESS |
0.3" | |
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TAIL LENGTH |
27" (approx.) | |
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TAIL WIDTH |
10" | |
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TOTAL WEIGHT |
225 lbs. (approx.) | |
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CHARGE/WEIGHT RATIO |
50% (approx.) |
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BODY CONSTRUCTION: |
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Solid drawn or rolled steel barred. Exploder containers screw into nose and base fill-ing plug (male base plate). Parallel sides with ogival nose and slight rear taper, similar in construction to U.S. General Purpose Bombs. |
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TAIL CONSTRUCTION: |
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Cylindrical tail strut secured to tail cone by four fins. Secured to body by four spring clips, which engage in slots in the tail end of the body. A reach rod through the tail cone, having arming vanes attached to the aft end, engages the arming fork in the tail pistol. |
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SUSPENSION: |
Mk I – |
Single suspension lug welded to bomb body. |
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Dual lugs welded to case for suspension from U.S. aircraft in addition to single lug. |
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EXPLOSIVE COMPONENTS: |
Detonators: | (See Appendix I, page 309) |
| Exploders: | C.E. pellets | |
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Amatol or Pentolite. |
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REMARKS: |
(1) |
This bomb is supplied with a No. 28 or No. 30 tail pistol, and may or may not be fuzed in the nose. |
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Anti-disturbance fuze No. 845, formerly incorporated in the nose of bombs fuzed with No. 37 tail pistol, is obsolete. |
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(3) |
Tail fins usually painted red when time pistol is used. |
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