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Bomb, Practice, 500 lbs, MK 65 |
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Filler and Weight | ||
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| Sand, | |||
| Body and Overall Weight | |||
| Sheet Steel cylindrical body made of welded steel section., 443 lbs (w/ sand)Inert Fuze | |||
| Color | |||
| The body can be painted black, blue, olive drab or orange with white markings. The bomb can have bands of brown or brown and blue. | |||
| Type of Round, DODIC | |||
| Practice, |
| Description: |
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| General Practice Bomb MK 65 Mod 0 has a light-cased, cylindrical body and is constructed of welded sheet-steel sections. It has an ogival nose and a tapered aft end to which a box-fin assembly is bolted. A threaded filling hole is located in the nose of the bomb and is sealed by a nose plug and gasket. The bomb is filled with either water or wet sand. The bomb is used with the MK 6 signal and inert fuze. |
| Use: |
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| The 500 pound MK65 practice bomb is used for training. |
| Functioning: |
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| When dropped, a signal (spotting) charge is activated which gives the piolit a visual indication of the point of impact by either releasing a puff of smoke. |
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| Data Source: |
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| Ref: TM 9-1325-200 |
| Munitions Tech Data Sheet: |
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| BombPractice500 lbsMk65.pdf |
