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Fragmentation bombs

Sphtterbombe, /. fragmentation bomb, sphtterfrei, a. (of glass) shatterproof (of paper) free from shives. [Pg.420]

Uses. Minols have historically been used in four types of ordnance, a) underwater (mines, torpedoes and depth charges) where the confinement of water offsets some of the loss of detonation velocity, b) blockbuster bombs in which a sustained and powerful impulse is more destructive than a high peak press, c) concrete fragmentation bombs where the high impulse will impart a satisfactory fragment velocity but will not pulverize the concrete they contact on impact, and d) in general purpose (GP) bombs... [Pg.157]

Trench mortars, historical) 276 (Ignition cartridge and fuze for 3-inch trench mortar ammo) 279 283 (Ignition cartridges for 81-mm trench mortar) 291-318 (Trench mortar fuzes) 319-23 (Artillery fuzes-his-torical, classification and forces available to cause artillery fuzes to function) 326-28 (Percussion primers American M36 and Berdan M37 for 2 0-mm shells) 328, 337, 340-42, 356-57, 369-76, 383-99, 435-44, 455-56, 462, 469-71, 484, 497-502, 525 532-33 (Fuzes for various caliber artillery ammo) 331-35, 364-66, 403-07, 510, 528 541-45 (Primers, percussion for various caliber artillery ammo) 557-62, 580-91 606 (Bomb fuzes) 579-80 (Primer-detonators for bombs) 623-32 (Depth bomb fuzes) 643-52 (Fuzes for fragmentation bombs) 668-71 (Chemical bomb fuzes) ... [Pg.1024]

Very significantly for military purposes, it can reach around corners and into structures shelters, which ordinary HE, fragmentation bombs and shells cannot do (Ref 12)... [Pg.385]

Fragmentation Bombs are described in Vol 4, pp D933 to D935- One of such bombs, 90-lb Frag Bomb, M82 is shown in Fig 2-2 on p D935... [Pg.562]

Bomb Complete Round. It consists of all the components necessary to drop and function the bomb. The usual components are body with filler(con-stituting the payload), fin(orparachute) assembly (to stabilize the bomb in flight), fuze or fuzes(to function the bomb at the proper moment) and arming wire assembly. These components are usually assembled in the field just before the bomb is hoisted into the bomb bay of the aircraft, except in the case of small fragmentation bombs Refs l)Ohart(1946),7 216 2)Glossary of Ord... [Pg.223]

Bombs, Antipersonnel. A small fragmentation bomb designed for use against personnel. See fragmentation Bomb, under Bombs... [Pg.238]

Daisy Cutter Bomb. A British version of an American antipersonnel fragmentation bomb, equipped with an impact fuze,known as the... [Pg.423]

FAX (Fuel-Air Explosives). See FAE and FAX F-Bomb. Brit for Fragmentation Bomb... [Pg.393]

American Corp, Kokomo, Ind, "T28ET Fragmentation Bomb Clusters , ProgrRept 20 (Nov 1954) (Contract No DA-33-008-ORD-618) 11) Anon, "Military Explosives , TM9-1910 (1955), 63-5 12) M.M. Jones O.E. [Pg.563]

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