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Over-All Length: 64.5 in. Body Length: 34.4 in. Body Diameter: 14.5 in. Wall Thickness: 0.6 wallpoint 3.5 in. Tail Length: 38.2 in. Tail Width: 20.0 in. Total Weight: 250 kg Filling: TNT Weight Of Filling: 79 kg. Charge/Weight Ratio: 32% Fuzing: 8, 5 series |
CONSTRUCTION: This bomb is of three-piece construction. Nose and tail pieces are welded to main part of body. One fuze pocket. A female base plate is used. The tail is of sheet steel construction. Four vanes are welded to a cone. There are also box-type struts of bar steel. Extension cylinder has a dummy fuze head.
SUSPENSION: Horizontal or vertical.
COLOR AND MARKINGS: Bomb body and tail are painted dark green, sky blue, or aluminum. Tail cone is striped with red and blue.
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)
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