DATA:

AN-M88

M81

OVERALL LENGTH

BODY LENGTH

BODY DIAMETER

WALL THICKNESS

TAIL LENGHT

TAIL WIDTH

TAIL WEIGHT

WEIGHTS:

Type of Filling

Weight of Filling

Total Weight

Chg/Wt. Ratio

14.0%

21.6%

FUZING:

Nose :

AN-M103, AN-M103A1, M139, AN-M139A1, M140, AN-M140A1 (All in-stantaneous Setting), M135, M135A1, M136, M136A1, M163, M164, M165, M166, T82, M149, T50E1, T89, T91.

Tail:

AN-M100A2 or AN-M100A1, M161. (A non-delay M14 primer detonator must be used).

BOMB CONSTRUCTION: (AN-M88 and M81)

The AN-M88 differs from the M81 only in that it has a .75 inch steel coil around the body instead of the one inch. Both bombs are constructed in these two ways. In initial production, nose and tail pieces are of cast steel construction and screw onto a central section of seamless steel tubing. A square helical steel spring is wound around the steel tubing. The nose and tail piece are partially out through to afford greater fragmentation (this is similar to the M82 except for the provision for tail ruzes and the M104 auxiliary booster in the larger bombs). The majority of AN-M88's and M81's however, have a one piece steel tubing, and the helical steel spring is wound around the steel tubing, (and the helical steel spring is the tubing) for the entire length of the body.

Suspension is horizontal; two eyebolts are welded to body along longitudinal axis of the bomb, 14 in. apart. A third eyebolt is welded to the body at center of gravity 180° removed from the other eyebolts. The tail is the normal box type, secured to the bomb by a locking ring.

COLOR & MARKINGS:

Olive drab overall. One inch yellow band around the nose and extreme rear of the bomb, and a 1/4 inch band around the center of gravity.

REMARKS:

The initial bombs were filled with TNT; later productions are filled with Composi-tion B with TNT surrounds. All types have the M104 auxiliary booster.