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| U.S.N.B.D. - BRITISH BOMBS AND FUZES; PYROTECHNICS; DETONATORS |
| HIGH CAPACITY BOMBS |
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BRITISH BOMB |
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FUZING |
Three nose pistols, No. 27, |
4000 LB. H.C. |
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42, or 44. Side fuze pock- | |
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ets on Mk II not used. | |
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COLOR & MARKINGS |
Dark green overall; ½" red | |
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band 8" from nose, and 2" |
Mks II, III (Obsolescent) |
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light green band 2" from |
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nose. |
Mks IV, V, VI (Service) |
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TAIL NO. |
No. 24 Mk I |
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OVERALL LENGTH |
110" |
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BODY LENGTH |
82" |
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MAX. BODY DIAMETER |
30" | |
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WALL THICKNESS |
0.31" | |
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TAIL LENGTH |
27" | |
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TAIL WIDTH |
29" | |
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TOTAL WEIGHT |
3930 lbs. (Amatol 60/40) | |
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CHARGE/WEIGHT RATIO |
75% |
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BODY CONSTRUCTION: |
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Fabricated steel cylindrical shell with domed plate welded to nose end, parallel sides, and closing plate bolted to angle ring welded in position a short distance within the tail end. Closing plate has central adapter for a screw-in plug and two drop handles. Nose dome houses three exploder containers, center one extended through the body by a central tube. Mk II has two side fuze pockets near rear of body. Mks II and III have strengthening beam running fore and aft, welded to inner surface of body and acting as a pad for suspension lug and hoisting brackets. Mk IV has steel blocks to support sus-pension lug and hoisting brackets and no beams. |
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TAIL CONSTRUCTION: |
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Cylinder of light gauge plate, closed at rear by a diaphragm plate welded in position. Tail securing screws thread into corresponding holes near the rear edge of the body shell. Forward position of the cylinder has saw cuts between adjacent screw clearance holes, so that the tail can be sprung into the rear of the bomb body. |
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SUSPENSION: |
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Single suspension lug 43" from nose dome, bolted to bomb body and steel block. |
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EXPLOSIVE COMPONENTS: |
Detonators: |
(See Appendix I, page 309) |
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Exploders: |
C.E. pellets in exploder containers and central tube. |
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Filling: |
Mk II, 2954 lbs. Amatol 60/40 |
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Mk III - VI, 2960 lbs. Amatol 50/50 or 60/40 |
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3070 lbs. R.D.X./T.N.T. 60/40 |
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3088 lbs. Minol 2 |
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3294 lbs. Torpex 2 |
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REMARKS: |
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These bombs may be fitted with a nose attachment to re-tard them in flight, consisting of light gauge plate around the forward end of the body shell and projecting beyond it around the nose piece. |
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(2) |
The side fuze pocktes on the Mk II usually not used but might contain No. 47 time pistol. |
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Mk V same as Mk IV but made and filling in U.S. |
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Mk VI made in U.S. and has a metal box for lugs and other fitting welded to rear of bomb body. |
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