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Over-All Length: 20.75 in. Body Length: 9.25 in. Body Diameter: 2.0 in. Wall Thickness: 3/8 in. Tail Length: 4.75 in. Tail Width: 2.0 in. Total Weight: 2.2 kg. Type Of Filling: Incendiary--Thermite H.E.: TNT Weight Of Filling: N/A Charge/Weight Ratio: N/A Fuzing: AZ 8312 B CONSTRUCTION: This bomb is similar to the 1-kg incendiary bomb, with modifications to the fuze container. These alterations are: external threading on the nose to receive a sleeve; an additional hole to receive a spring-out safety pins; the addition of a train of burning composition leading to the sleeve. The sleeve contains a length of safety fuze wound on a metal spool. The H.E. container is threaded to the base of the sleeve and contains a detonator to which the safety fuze leads. SUSPENSION: These bombs are carried in several different sizes and type of containers.
COLOR AND MARKINGS: The incendiary bomb proper is painted
green over-all, the tail unit is painted dark green; the sleeve is unpainted and the H.E.
container is painted bright red. The letter Z is stamped on the incendiary body near the
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All information for this entry were acquired from Army Technical manual TM 9-1985-2/Air Force Technical Order TO 39B-1A-9 GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE (Bombs, Fuzes, Rockets, Land Mines, Grenades & Igniters)
DISCLAIMER: The information presented here is for historical and educational purposes only. The Warbirds Resource Group is not responsible for any misuse of this information and does not condone the illegal use of explosives in any way.
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