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Over-All Length: 43.2 in. Body Length: 28.0 in. Body Diameter: 8 in. Wall Thickness: 0.4 in. Tail Length: 16.0 in. Tail Width: 11 in. Total Weight: 66 kg approx. |
Filling: TNT Weight Of Filling: 21 kg. Charge/Weight Ratio: 39% Fuzing: (25) B, 55, or (89) B with parachute. |
CONSTRUCTION: The SD 70 body is of one-piece forged steel and is normally fitted with a kopfring. The tail is of sheet steel construction and the fins are ribbed to supplant the diagonal fin braces. This bomb, on occasion, is fitted with a parachute. The tail unit is removed and a sheet metal cylinder 18 inches long and 7.75 iniches in diameter is attached to base of bomb. Contained in the cylinder is a red lattice type parachute 5 feet square with four double shroud lines. The shroud lines are secured by means of four u-shaped brackets to a collar over which the base plate screws. The over-all length of the cylinder and bomb is approximately 45 inches.
SUSPENSION: Horizontal or vertical suspension is used.
COLOR AND MARKINGS: Bomb is field gray over-all. Red stripes on tail fins.
REMARKS: Parachute bomb is apparently designed for air burst.
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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