FUZING

COLOR & MARKINGS

TAIL NO.

OVERALL LENGTH

MAX. BODY DIAMETER

TOTAL WEIGHT

CHARGE/WEIGHT RATIO

BODY CONSTRUCTION:

Body is made of thin sheet metal, approximately rectangular shape, having square cross-section with rounded corners. Tapers slightly from rear toward nose. Incorpora-tes steel cone shaped charge; closed at nose end by a front cover housing a nose cup, which is taped and cemented in. Nose cup of rear bomb forms safety device for the fuze in front bomb of a pair, as bombs are dropped in pairs. Approximately half-way through bomb is the rear cover.

TAIL CONSTRUCTION:

Tail is integral with the body, being but a continuation of the thin metal case. Rear bomb of pair has a retarder plate to pull rear bomb free of front one when dropped from container. Tail also has a safety tube of light-gauge metal with a cardboard inner sleeve, forming a safety device for the fuze of the rear bomb of a pair. Locating plate near rear of safety tube locates the tube in the tail of the bomb.

SUSPENSION:

Carried in 250 lb. Small Bomb Container, which holds 24 bombs, dropped in pairs, with nose of rear bomb haused in tail of front bomb.

EXPLOSIVE CONTENTS:

Exploders: C.E. pellet housed in bottom of exploder container.

Filling: Nobel's explosive No. 808, with shaped charge effect.

REMARKS:

(1) The bomb is designed for use against tanks and armored vehicles. Will blow a hole approximately nine inches in diameter in armor plate 2" thick, and effective at stri-king angles up to 45 degress.

(2) The 9 lb. A.T. Practice, Mk I is approximately same shape, size, and filled weight, with approximately same ballistic characteristics. It has, however, neither exploder or detonator, but its body breaks up on impact with the target to release a white filling clearly visible from the air.