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The bomb consists of a cylindrical body, with a hemispherical nose at one end and a tail at the other; the cylindrical tail strut being connected by four equispaced fins to the rear end of the tail cone.
The cylindrical body is made from welded Lube, the forward end of which is reduced slightly to fit into the rim of the hemispherical steel-plate nose to which it is welded. The nose is pierced centrally and has a buster container welded into it and closed by a screwed plug, the outer surface of which conforms with the shape of the bomb nose. A flanged tail plate, is welded in the rear end of the body, and has a hollow spigot through which the bomb ia charged in the center. The spigot is closed by a screwed plug, and is threaded externally for the attach¬ment of the tail. Riveted in the forward end of the tail cone is a. diaphragm plate having a threaded boss, which screws onto the tail plate spigot to secure the tail to the bomb body. A 10 per cent air space is left in the body when it is filled. A 3-in. wide cylindrical strut is at¬tached to rear of the tail cone by four fins spot welded to both strut and cone. The tail cone is closed by an end cap.
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