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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: |
4000 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; red | |
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band around nose and |
Mks I & II |
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light green band around |
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ogive base. |
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TAIL NO. |
No. 38 Mk I |
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OVERALL LENGTH |
109.5" |
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BODY LENGTH |
74.5" |
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MAX. BODY DIAMETER |
30" | |
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WALL THICKNESS |
0.75" | |
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TAIL LENGTH |
33" | |
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TAIL WIDTH |
30" (apporx.) | |
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TOTAL WEIGHT |
3764 lb. (Amatol) 60/40) | |
| 3863 lb. (R.D.X./T.N.T. | ||
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CHARGE/WEIGHT RATIO |
58% |
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BODY CONSTRUCTION: |
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Mk I – Exploder containers screw into nose and base filling plug (male base plate). Parallel sides and ogival nose; slight taper at body base. Similar in appearance to U.S. General Purpose Bombs. |
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Mk II – Strengthened after end due to better welding. |
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TAIL CONSTRUCTION: |
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Short type tail unit, consisting of cylindrical strut attached to tail cone by four fins. Reach rod having arming vanes at rear extends through tail cone and engages arming fork of tail pistol. |
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SUSPENSION: |
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Single lug 44" from nose fuze tip and lugs 30" apart diametrically opposite the single lug for suspension from U.S. aircraft. |
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EXPLOSIVE COMPONENTS: |
Detonators: | (See Appendix I, page 309) |
| Exploders: | C.E. pellets | |
| Filling: |
2166 lb. Amatol 60/40 |
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REMARKS: |
(1) |
Anti-disturbance fuze No. 845, formely incorporated in the nose of bombs fuzed with No. 37 tail pistol, is obsolete. |
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(2) |
Tail fins usually painted red when time pistol is used. |
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