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| U.S.N.B.D. - BRITISH BOMBS AND FUZES; PYROTECHNICS; DETONATORS |
| OBSOLETE BOMBS |
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BRITISH |
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FUZING |
Mk X** pistol and depth |
450 LB. D.C. |
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adjuster | |
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COLOR & MARKINGS |
Dark green overall with | |
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circumferential red and | |
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green bands. (Originally |
Mk VII |
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grey overall). |
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TAIL NO. |
(Obsolete) |
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OVERALL LENGTH |
67.25 in. |
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BODY LENGTH |
27.75 in. |
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MAX. BODY DIAMETER |
17.5 in. |
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WALL THICKNESS |
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TAIL LENGTH |
32 in. (approx.) | |
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TAIL WIDTH |
17.5 in. | |
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TOTAL WEIGHT |
450 lbs. | |
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CHARGE/WEIGHT RATIO |
64% |
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BODY CONSTRUCTION: |
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Welded cylindrical case, closed by two covers connected by a central tube, called the primer tube. This tube houses the primer, pistol, and depth adjuster, having inter-nal diameter of 3.5 in. Three lifting eyes with rings are provided, one on cover at primer end, and two on cover at other end. Cover at primer end has two filling holes with bungs. May or may not have nose attachment and tal. Carried on aircraft with primer end forward, except when fitted with parachute attachment, in which case pistol and depth adjuster. |
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NOSE ATTACHMENT: |
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Hemispherical hollow nose held on by side strap. |
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TAIL CONSTRUCTION: |
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Tail, when fitted, consists of cylindrical strut attached to hollow tail cone by four fins. Three brackets equi-spaced around cone fitted to take ends of straps which se-cure nose and tail attachments, both of which break off on impact with water. May have parachute attachment on primer end if dropped from high speed aircraft. |
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SUSPENSION: |
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Suspended by a single lug on a suspension band around center of gravity. |
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EXPLOSIVE CONTENTS: |
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Detonator: Mk VII, A.S.A. and C.E. |
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Primer: Mk VIII, 1 perforated and 1 solid C.E. pellet. |
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Filling: 290 lbs. Amatol. |
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