FUZING

COLOR & MARKINGS

TAIL NO.

OVERALL LENGTH

BODY LENGTH

MAX. BODY DIAMETER

WALL THICKNESS

TAIL LENGTH

TAIL WIDTH

TOTAL WEIGHT

CHARGE/WEIGHT RATIO

73%

BODY CONSTRUCTION:

Cylindrical shell having hollow conical nose place welded on, parallel sides, and clos-ing plate bolted to an angle ring welded in position at a short distance within the other end. Shell is strengthened by a T-section beam welded to inner surface. Steel blocks, constituting pads for suspension lug and hoisting brackets, are welded in the single of the beam. Central tube is fitted over and cemented to the stem of exploder container, extending almost to the closing plate. Two exploder containers are fitted near rear of bomb at 45° angle to strengthening beam.

TAIL CONSTRUCTION:

Cylinder of light gauge plate, closed at rear by a diaphragm plate welded in position. Tail securing screws thread into corresponding holder near the rear edge of the the body shell. Forward position of the cylinder has saw between adjacent screw clearance holes, so that the tail can be sprung into the rear of the bomb body.

SUSPENSION:

Single lug at center of gravity, bolted to body and internal strengthening beam.

EXPLOSIVE COMPONENTS:

(See Appendix I, page 309)

Exploder containers house 1 solid and 2 perforated C.E. pellets, central tube filled with 36 pellets of pressed T.N.T.

Filling:

2882 lbs. Amatol 60/40

REMARKS:

This bomb may be fitted with a nose attachment to retard it in flight, consisting of light gauge plate around the forward end of the tail shell, and projecting beyond it around the conical nose-piece. Side fuze pockets usually not used, but might contain No. 47 Time pistol.