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Over-All Length: 129.6 in. Body Length: 92.0 in. Body Diameter: 26.0 in. Wall Thickness: 0.9 in. wall to nose, 3.5 in. Tail Length: 46.5 in. Tail Width: 24.0 in. Total Weight: 1,703 kg Filling: Amatol 60/40; TNT Weight Of Filling: 730 kg. approx Charge/Weight Ratio: 43% Fuzing: 28B6, Extension Cap II CONSTRUCTION: Body is of one-piece, forged steel construction. A single fuze pocket is used with an extension cap fuze in the nose. The base of the bomb is threaded to take a normal female type base plate. A cast steel kopfring is welded to the nose as a preventative against excessive penetration. The tail is made of light alloy and is of the cylinder type. The 8-inch wide band is attached to the fins by rivets. This band is known as a ring type strut. SUSPENSION: Horizontal, by means of an H-Type suspension lug. COLOR AND MARKINGS: Black or sky blue over-all. Red stripes on tail. "D1700" stenciled on opposite sides of body in letters 40-mm high. |
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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