FUZING:

Mks I, II, III: Tail Fuze No. 37.

Mk IV: Tail Pistol No. 30

COLOR & MARKINGS:

Dark green overall, with light green nose; three

½" bands, white, red and white respectively,

painted 5½" from tip of nose.

TAIL NO.

OVERALL LENGTH

BODY LENGTH

MAX. BODY DIAMETER

WALL THICKNESS

TAIL LENGTH

TAIL WIDTH

TOTAL WEIGHT

CHARGE/WEIGHT RATIO

9%

BODY CONSTRUCTION:

Mk I – Forged steel body with solid nose approximately 1.9' long. Slight taper from maximum diameter to the tail. Base threaded externally to take tail adapter and intern-ally to take base adapter, which receives exploder container. Fuze is locked by securing ring.

Mks II & III – Similar to Mk I, except for tail adapter, which has four equi-spaced threaded for attachment of the tail.

Mk IV – Modified to take Tail Pistol No. 30.

TAIL CONSTRUCTION:

No. 1 Mk I – Aluminum alloy, consisting of cylindrical strut attached to tail cone by four vanes. Fits over tail adapter and secured by six screws.

No. 15 Mk I – Similar to No. 1 Mk I, but made of steel. Has strengthening ring 2" from base and is secured to tail adapter by four wing bolts.

No. 47 Mk I – Cylindrical strut secured to tail cone by four fins riveted on. Reach rod extends through tail cone, supported by spi-der.

SUSPENSION:

Suspended from plane by two suspension bands.

EXPLOSIVE COMPONENTS:

(See Appendix I, page 309)

C.E. issued in position in exploder container.

Filling:

166 lbs. Shellite, with a composition pad in forward end of cavity, and sealed aft with washers and ce-ment. Shellite is a very insensitive explosive consist-ing of 70% picric and 30% dinitrophenol.