U.S.N.B.D. - BRITISH BOMBS AND FUZES; PYROTECHNICS; DETONATORS |
OBSOLETE BOMBS |
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BRITISH |
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FUZING |
Nose Pistol No. 19 |
250 LB. G.P. |
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Tail Pistol No. 22 | |
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Tail Pistol No. 17 | |
COLOR & MARKINGS |
Yellow overall with ½" red | |
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band around nose, 1" light |
Mks I, II & III |
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green band around body; |
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longitudinal green bar on |
(Obsolete) |
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body and tail indicates |
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explodering scheme. |
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TAIL NO. |
No. 1 Mk I (Mk III only) |
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OVERALL LENGTH |
54.2 in. |
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BODY LENGTH |
28 in. | |
MAX. BODY DIAMETER |
10.3 in. | |
WALL THICKNESS |
0.6 in. | |
TAIL WIDHT |
10.2 in. | |
TOTAL WEIGHT |
247 lbs. (TNT) | |
CHARGE/WEIGHT RATIO |
27% |
BODY CONSTRUCTION: |
Streamlined steel casting or forging threaded at the nose to take a nose adapter which holds the central exploder tube; at the other end of the casting is a 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. |
TAIL CONSTRUCTION: |
Truncated cone which fits over rear section of body and is held to it by a lock nut over the exploder tube. Four mild steel fins are fastened to the cone and are reinforced by a cylindrical strut. |
SUSPENSION: |
Single suspension lug secured to body by four screws. |
EXPLOSIVE CONTENTS: |
Detonator: Instantaneous |
Exploder: T.N.T. and C.E. pellets |
Filling: 32.5 lbs. T.N.T., or 30 lbs. Amato 80/20 |
REMARKS: |
Tail fins are usually painted red when time pistol is used. |