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Over-All Length: 43.2 in. Body Length: 30.0 in. Body Diameter: 8.0 in. Wall Thickness: 1/8 in. Tail Length: 16 in. Tail Width: 7.8 in. Total Weight: 90 lbs. Approx. Filling: Benzine 85%; Phosphorus 4%; Pure Rubber 10% Weight Of Filling: 30 lbs. Approx. Charge/Weight Ratio: 33% Fuzing: (25) B or (28) A CONSTRUCTION: The bomb body consists of a single piece of steel forging, very similar to the SC 50 grade 1 bomb, with a single fuze pocket located forward in the side of the bomb casing. The tail assembly consists of four sheet metal fins and a tail cone, which is attached to the collar on the base of the bomb body by screws. SUSPENSION: The bomb may be suspended either horizontally or vertically by means of a single eyebolt. COLOR AND MARKINGS: The bomb body is painted dark grey or green over-all, with the rear of the bomb painted red and a red band around the center of the bomb body. The tail assembly may be painted dark grey or grey-green with longitudinal yellow stripes on the tail cone. On those bombs in which the filling is enclosed in glass, a drawing of a glass container is stenciled in red on the bomb body between the fuze and the nose, on the side remote from the fuze. |
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