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L.C. 250-lb. MKs I, IB.V., II, and II* (Service) |
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Filler and Weight | ||
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| NA, | |||
| Body and Overall Weight | |||
| NA, 250 lb. (approx.) | |||
| Color | |||
| Grey over-all; colored bands to indicate filling | |||
| Type of Round, DODIC | |||
| L.C.,IB, NA |
| Description: |
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| The Bomb Mk II consists of a tubular steel body to which a hemispherical nose is welded. A buster container is screwed and cemented into the nose. A tail plate is welded to the other end of the body and has a spigot through which passes a charging hole. The charging hole is dosed by a square-headed charging hole plug. The skirt of the tail plate is provided with two bayonet slots and a circular hole to retain the tail or transit base. The interior of the bomb is varnished, and the areas around the charging-hole plug and the buster container are coated with khaki-colored detector paint, which turns red when exposed tit was. |
| 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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| The Tail No. 1 Mk 1 consists of a tail cone at the apex of which a circular strut is attached by fins. A skirt at the base of the tail cone has two fixed pins and a third pin, secured to a leaf spring, which engage the bayonet slots and the hole in the skirt of the tail. |
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| Data Source: |
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| OP 1665 Explosive Ordnance British |
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