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| U.S.N.B.D. - BRITISH BOMBS AND FUZES; PYROTECHNICS; DETONATORS |
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BRITISH BOMB |
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FUZING |
Tail Fuze No. 862 |
600 LB. A.S. |
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COLOR & MARKINGS |
Dark green overall; ½" red | |
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band and 1" light green | |
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band around body. | |
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TAIL NO. |
No. 36 Mk I |
Mks I - IV |
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OVERALL LENGTH |
56.7" |
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BODY LENGTH |
36" (without nose attach- |
(Obsolescent) |
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MAX. BODY DIAMETER |
17.5" |
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WALL THICKNESS |
0.125" |
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TAIL LENGTH |
20.5" |
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TAIL WIDTH |
17.5" | |
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TOTAL WEIGHT |
550 lbs. | |
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CHARGE/WEIGHT RATIO |
80% |
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BODY CONSTRUCTION: |
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Three pieces welded together. Concave nose, parallel sides, tapered base to receive clip on tail. Aft end closed off by closing plate housing exploder container which ex-tends into body 14" from base. Very thin walls. Round nose cap attached to nose for streamlining during air travel, breaking off on impact, and giving bomb an unstable trajectory, preventing ricochet. |
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TAIL CONSTRUCTION: |
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Clip-on type tail consisting of cylindrical strut secured to tail cone by four fins. Tail cone construction of four pieces and held toget-her by three rivets only. There is no reach rod extending through the tail cone, as the fuze is not the arming vane type. Tail breaks off on impact with water, adding to the unstable trajectory of the bomb. |
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SUSPENSION: |
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May be suspended from British planes by single lug, or by dual lugs 7" on either side of single lug for suspension from U.S. air-craft. Either dual lugs or single lug are used, the remaining lug screw holes closed by transit screws when not used. |
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EXPLOSIVE COMPONENTS: |
Exploders: |
C.E. |
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Filling: |
432 lbs. of Minol II or 439 lbs. Torpex (Has ½" layer of T.N.T. at base when filled with Minol or Torpex). |
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REMARKS: |
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The fuze is fitted in an anti-countermining chamber. |
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