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L.C. 30-lb. Mk I and II (Service) |
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Filler and Weight | ||
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| NA, | |||
| Body and Overall Weight | |||
| NA, 3O lb. (approx.) | |||
| Color | |||
| Grey over-all; colored bands to indicate filling | |||
| Type of Round, DODIC | |||
| L.C., NA |
| Description: |
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| The bomb consists of a steel, tubular body to which is welded a steel tail plate, a steel nose plate, and a nose fairing. The fuze container is screwed and welded into the nose plate A spigot, having a central charging hole, is welded into the tail plate and closed by the charging-hole plug. The spigot has external threads onto which the tail is threaded. The inside of the bomb usually has a pro¬tective coating of bakelite varnish to retard corrosion. The external areas around the charg¬ing hole plug and fuse container are painted with khaki detector paint, which turns red when exposed to gas. |
| Use: |
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| There are at present in service use only four sizes of L.C. (chemical) bombs. These are the 'AG-, 65-, 250-, and 500-lb. L.C. bombs. These bomb3 are designed to contaminate an area by dispersal of their gas filling. |
| Functioning: |
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| On impact with a soft target the fuse functions, and, after a short delay during which time the bomb has come to rest, ignites the gunpowder ejection charge, thus blowing nit the tail and tail plate and ejecting the chemical filling. On impact with a hard target, the bomb will normally break up and distribute the charging before the ejection charge functions. |
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| Data Source: |
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| OP 1665 Explosive Ordnance British |
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