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The bomb is painted Grey over all with yellow disc between lugs, indicating H.E. Suspension: Horizontal suspension by two lugs or trunnions on band for dive bombing. Tail construction: Four sheet metal vanes are welded to a cone which is attached to the body by a nut which surrounds the fuze. Box-type struts are used. Remarks: The 500-pound G.P. Bomb Mk 12 Mod 2 is still to be found in the field, but is no longer being manufactured. The other Marks are obsolete. The Mk 12 and Mk 12 Mod 1 differ from the Mk 12 Mod 2 as follows: Trunnions are welded to the body. They also have two hoisting lugs welded to the body, a female base plate, and a right-angle fin sleeve instead of the conical type. In order to get a wider selection of possible tail fuzings, use an Adapter Booster M102 with a 0.47-inch spacer ring, and install any of the following fuzes: AN-M101A2, M113A1 or M116. Body construction: One-piece steel, forged or drawn; cylindrical with ogival nose.
* TNT (2, 4, 6-trinitrotolucne) is a constituent of such explosives as amatol, pentolite, tetrytol, tritonal, picratol, and Comp B. In a refined form, it is one of the most stable high explosives. In the pure state, it is crystalline and nearly white, resembling a light brown sugar.
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