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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 |
Nose Fuze No. 866 |
35 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. |
Mks I & II |
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OVERALL LENGTH |
29.2 in. |
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BODY LENGTH |
17.2 in. |
(Obsolete) |
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MAX. BODY DIAMETER |
7 in. |
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WALL THICKNESS |
0.064 in. |
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TAIL LENGTH |
17 in. (approx.) |
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TAIL WIDTH |
7 in. |
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TOTAL WEIGHT |
35 lbs. | |
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CHARGE/WEIGHT RATIO |
46% |
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BODY CONSTRUCTION: |
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Parallel sides, with nose adapter and rear taper. Tail adapter secures tail to body. Explosive charge is cone shaped, employing principle of Munroe shaped charge. Cylindri-cal nose attachment welded on to nose adapter by four tack welds. Exploder is in rear of body and is initiated by flash from nose fuze, communicated through supporting tube extending from nose cavity to exploder. |
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TAIL CONSTRUCTION: |
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Long hollow tube with cylindrical strut attached by six fins. Tail threads into tail adapter, secured by locking screw. The six fins are formed by three sets of W-shaped supports welded to tail tube. |
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SUSPENSION: |
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Mk I - Single lug for use by aircraft. |
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Mk II - No lug; fired from shipboard. |
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EXPLOSIVE CONTENTS: |
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Exploder: C.E. pellets. |
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Filling: 16 lbs. R.D.X./T.N.T. 60/40 |
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Rear end sealed by 1/4" topping of T.N.T. |
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REMARKS: |
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Mk I: Designed for use by coastal command, RAF, and dropped from aircraft. |
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Mk II: Has no suspension lug, and is intended for spigot propulsion off ships. |
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