ZC 50 Concrete Practice Bomb - Types I & II
Over-All Length: 43.5 in.
Body Length: 27 in.
Body Diameter: 7.75 in.
Wall Thickness: N/A
Tail Length: 16 in.
Tail Width: N/A
 Total Weight: 50 kg. approx.
Type Of Filling: N/A
Weight Of Filling: N/A
Charge/Weight Ratio: N/A
Fuzing: AZ 46 charging head.
CONSTRUCTION: In Type I the nose, body and tail cone are formed of fine concrete all in one piece. The four tail fins of sheet metal are illed to the cone when concrete is poured. On either side of the bomb are two cavities, which are covered by wooden slates. Cavities contain paper cartridges holding chalk and an ampoule of chlorosulphonic acid or fuming hydrochloric acid.
   Type II is very similar, the differences merely being to allow for the insertion of a tracer candle, in the tail and a charging head for its initiation. Two steel wires lead from the fuze into the central stiffening tube and thence to a pair of terminal sockets in the tail cone. The tracer is fired by the terminal sockets on release from the plane and burns for approximately 55 seconds.
SUSPENSION: Vertical or horizontal
COLOR AND MARKINGS: Sand color over-all. Stencilled on body--Type I "ehk elo3"; Type II,"ehk all3"
All information for this entry were acquired from Army Technical manual TM 9-1985-2/Air Force Technical Order TO 39B-1A-9
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