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Bomb Burster

Definition of term "burster" is given in Ref 44, p B364-L and in Ref 51a, p 5-13. Explosive charges used in bursters include BkPdr, BkPdr + Mg powd (coated with oil), TNT, Tetryl or Composition B. When the burster is installed in the bomb, it fits into either the burster well or the ignition cavity Following types of bomb bursters are described in Ref 51a ... [Pg.1014]

Bomb Burster, AN-M13., designed for use (in conjunction with igniter AN-M9) in incendiary bomb AN-M47A4, consists of a plastic tube 0.45-inches in diam, 36.0-in long, provided at each end with a soft brass cup. It is filled with ca 65 g of TNT and has a Tetryl pellet at each end (Ref 51a, P 5-15)... [Pg.1015]

Bomb Burster, C8R1, shown in Fig 5-12, consists of a tubular fiber body, 0.47-inches in diam and 3.07-in long, partly filled with 2.5 g of Tetryl and provided with a nonelectric blasting cap at the open end of the tube. The end of the tube contg Tetryl is closed by a fiber plug. This burster is a component of igniters M15 ... [Pg.1015]

Bomb Burster M31 consists of a cylindrical fiber body 1.44-inches in diam 7.0-in long filled with 250 g of Tetryl. One end of the body is closed by a plastic cap, while the other end by a paper disc. This burster is an integral part of nonpersistent gas bombs M125 M125A1, and is installed in the bombs during their manuf (Ref 5 la, p 5-19)... [Pg.1016]

Bomb Burster. t 32, consists of an impregnated moisture-vaporproof fiber cylinder, 3. 42-inches in diam and 32.5-in long filled with 15.0g of Comp B. Both ends are closed with metallic caps with shock-absorbent material cemented to them. This burster is designed to burst the body and disperse the filler of 750-lb nonpersistent gas bomb MC-1 (Ref 51a, p 5-20)... [Pg.1016]

Bomb Igniter, AN-M9, shown in Fig 5-13, consists of two concentric steel tubes joined at both ends to form an annular space which is filled with 1.6-lb of WP for land bombing or Na for water bombing. Outside diam is 1.25-inches, inside diam 0.88-in and overall length 38.34-in. The inner tube, which is ca 1.25-in shorter than the outer tube, contains a small coil spring for snubbing inserted bomb burster Ml3 (Ref 51a, p5-21)... [Pg.1016]

Bomb, British (initiating device for) 2 B222—B223 Bomb bursters 4 D1014 Bombcannon of Krupp 2 B223 Bomb carpet 2 B223... [Pg.498]

Warhead. That portion of a rocket, guided missile or torpedo designated to contain the load which the vehicle is to deliver. The load may consist of HE s, atomic bomb, chemicals, instruments or inert materials, as well as booster, fuze(s), adaption kits, and/or burster. Excludes items which contain atomic weapon components (Ref 40a, p 143)... [Pg.753]

Fuze and Burster Bomb. A combination of fuze and burster, for use in a bomb, such as a liquid-filled incendiary bomb, which may be filled in the field... [Pg.880]

The complete round consists of a bomb body, incendiary filling, a burster, a fuze, and an arming wire... [Pg.942]

A burster well, which is a metal tube closed at one end, extends the full length of the bomb. A threaded hole in the nose end of the bomb receives the fuze. The hole is closed during shipment by a nose plug. [Pg.944]

Its filling consists of ca 42-lb PT1, IM or NP and bursters AN-M12 or AN-M13, all shipped separately from the bomb. Arming wire used with this bomb... [Pg.944]

Under this title are included bomb adapter-booster, auxiliary boosters, primer-detonator, delay elements, bursters and igniters... [Pg.1010]

When a fire bomb assembled with this igniter is dropped, the arming wire is pulled and the fuze arms after about 100-ft of air travel. On impact the fuze ignites and explodes burster chge and the rest is the same as described under igniter M15 (Ref 51a, p 5-24)... [Pg.1016]

The M-47 incendiary bomb weighed approx 70 lbs and consisted of a sheet-steel cylinder with a rounded nose and tail. It was 45" long and 8-1/8" in diameter and was filled with jellied gasoline. Originally, a Black Powder central burster was used, but it was not as satisfactory as the later model with a TNT-Tetryl burster, which was surrounded by white phosphorous used as the igniter for the gasoline gel. This bomb was initiated by a nose fuse... [Pg.340]

Type 97 50-kg and Type 100-kg Incendiary Bombs consisted of thin-steel body filled with 400-450 rubber bags impregnated with soln of phosphorus in CS2. The HE chge in the nose and central burster tube was PA(pp 18-20) ... [Pg.464]

Type 94 10-kg Substitute Bomb consisted of a thick concrete case surrounding a steel central tube burster filled with loose BkPdr. The tube... [Pg.464]

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