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| U.S.N.B.D. - BRITISH BOMBS AND FUZES; PYROTECHNICS; DETONATORS |
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BRITISH |
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FUZING |
No. 19 Nose Pistol |
120 LB. G.P. |
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No. 21 Tail Pistol | |
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COLOR & MARKINGS |
Yellow overall, with ½" | |
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red band around nose and | |
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1" light green band around |
Mks I & II |
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body. Longitudinal green |
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bar on body and tail indi- |
(Obsolete) |
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cates explodering scheme. |
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TAIL NO. |
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OVERALL LENGTH |
42.4 in. |
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BODY LENGTH |
21.5 in. |
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MAX. BODY DIAMETER |
8.1 in. | |
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WALL THICKNESS |
0.5 in. | |
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TAIL LENGTH |
15.7 in. | |
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TAIL WIDHT |
8 in. | |
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TOTAL WEIGHT |
120 lbs. (Amatol 80/20) | |
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CHARGE/WEIGHT RATIO |
25% |
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BODY CONSTRUCTION: |
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Streamlined steel casting or forging, threaded at the nose to take the nose adapter which holds the central exploder tube; at the other end of the casting is threaded base plug through which the exploder tube passes. Welded to the end of the casting is a streamlined section of thin metal, containing no explosive, but which is tapered to take the tail ring. The exploder passes through this section also. |
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TAIL CONSTRUCTION: |
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Truncated cone fits over the rear section of body and is held to it by a lock nut over the exploder tube; three mild steel fins are fastened to the cone, and rae reinforced by a cylindrical strut. |
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SUSPENSION: |
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Single suspension lug secured to body by four screws. |
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EXPLOSIVE CONTENTS: |
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Detonator: Instantaneous |
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Exploder: T.N.T. and C.E. pellets |
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Filling: 32.5 lbs. T.N.T., or 30 lbs. Amato 80/20 |
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