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BOMB, FIRE, GENERAL, WWII |
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| Gasoline/Thickened Gasoline/Napalm, | |||
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| Description: |
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| The figure shows the appearance of the firebombs. The fire bombs consist of jettisonable fuel tanks filled with gasoline gel. Various types of jettisonable fuel tanks are available for conversion into fire bombs. Stabilizers are attached to the present tanks. In the case developmental items standard bomb tail fins were often welded to the tank body. Igniters consisted of a modified M15 WP Grenade. |
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| Data Source: |
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| NAVSEA OP 1664, 28 May 47 |
| Munitions Tech Data Sheet: |
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| GENERAL-WWII.pdf |
