FUZING:

Mk III - Three Nose Pistol, No. 27, 42, or 44.

Mk II - Three nose fuze cavities present but

only center one can be used, with one

of above pistols.

COLOR & MARKINGS:

Dark green overall; ½ red band 6" from front

edge of cylindrical shell, and 2" light green band

16" from edge.

TAIL NO.

OVERALL LENGTH

BODY LENGTH

MAX. BODY DIAMETER

WALL THICKNESS

TAIL LENGTH

TAIL WIDTH

TOTAL WEIGHT

CHARGE/WEIGHT RATIO

71%

BODY CONSTRUCTION:

Steel fabricated cylinder with a dome shaped nose, parallel sides, and closed by a flat plate bolted to a flange a short distance within the rear end. The base flange is fit-ted with locating pine for the tail, and holes to receive tail securing bolts are drilled through it. A central tube is comented to the stem of the central exploder container in the nose and extends through the body almost to the closing plate. All three nose fuz-ing positions house exploder containers, the two sides ones extending radially in toward the central tube.

TAIL CONSTRUCTION:

Metal cylinder, having an angle ring secured at each end. Hand holes in the tail cy-linder gives access to the tail securing bolts, which thread through tapped bosses on the forward single ring. Other holes in the cylinder provide stability in flight.

SUSPENSION:

Single suspension lug 46" from nose dome, secured by 8 screws.

EXPLOSIVE COMPONENTS:

(See Appendix I, page 309)

C.E. exploder in pistol exploder containers, and C.E. pellets in central tube.

Filling:

1230 lbs. Amatol 60/40 or 50/50
1285 lbs. R.D.X./T.N.T. 60/40, or
1860 lbs. Torpex 2.

REMARKS:

May have nose attachment on bomb, to retard in flight; consisting of a light gauge metal cylinder extending from the body shell forward around the dome shaped nose.