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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 |
500 LB. G.P. |
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No. 22 Tail Pistol | |
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No. 17 Tail Pistol | |
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COLOR & MARKINGS |
Yellow overall; ½" red | |
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band around nose and 1" |
Mks I, II, III |
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light green band around |
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body. Light 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 |
68.7 in. |
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BODY LENGTH |
35.7 in. | |
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MAX. BODY DIAMETER |
13 in. | |
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WALL THICKNESS |
7/8 in. | |
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TAIL WIDHT |
13 in. | |
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TOTAL WEIGHT |
509 lbs. (TNT) | |
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CHARGE/WEIGHT RATIO |
28% |
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BODY CONSTRUCTION: |
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Streamlined steel casting or forging threaded at the nose to take a nose adapter which holds the central exploder tube. At the other end is a threaded base plug through which the exploder tube passes. Welded to the end of the body is a stream-lined cone 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 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. |
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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: 143 lbs. T.N.T., or 134 lbs. Amato 80/20 |
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REMARKS: |
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Tail fins are usually painted red when time pistol is used. |
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