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250-lb., Mks I, II and III (Service) |
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Filler and Weight | ||
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| NA, | |||
| Body and Overall Weight | |||
| a streamlined steel casting, 247 lb. (TNT) | |||
| Color | |||
| Yellow over-all, light, longitudinal green | |||
| Type of Round, DODIC | |||
| Mk I, (Mk III only), NA |
| Description: |
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| This bomb body consists of a streamlined steel casting or forging threaded at the nose to take a nose adapter, which holds the central exploder tube. At the other end of the casting is threaded base plug through which the exploder tube passes. Welded t the end of the casting is a streamlined section of thin mental, containing no explosive, but tapered to take the tail ring. The exploder also passes through this section. |
| Use: |
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| This bomb body consists of a streamlined steel casting or forging threaded at the nose to take a nose adapter, which holds the central exploder tube. |
| Functioning: |
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| Four mild steel fins are fastened to a truncated cone and are reinforced by a cylindrical strut. The come fits over the rear section of the bomb body and is held to it by a lock nut over the exploder tube. |
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| Data Source: |
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| OP 1665 Explosive Ordnance British 1946 |
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