GP Bomb Old Series

About 14 types of nose fuzes (of which 4 types are VT fuze) are used in GP bombs, old series, in addn to 8 types in tail fuzes New Series GP Bombs are not listed in Ref 44, but two of such bombs 750-lb Ml 17 and 3000-lb Ml 2 8 are described in Ref 51a, pp 2-26. 2-27. They are designed for high blast effects and for improved aerodynamic performance accuracy in flight when released from most altitudes and airspeeds. Their bodies are cigarshaped with a conical fin-assembly bolted to the rear. This can be seen from Fig 2-5. The Fig 2-20 of Ref 51a showing their cutaway view is not reproduced here because its lines are too faint to understand the inside construction 

Dimensions of 750-lb. MI 17 bomb are diameter 16.1 inches, overall length 89.4, and total wt 823.0-lb when loaded with 386.0-lb of Tritonal 

Dimensions of 3000-lb, M118 bomb are diam 24.13-in, overall length 185.0 and wt 3049-lb when loaded with 1975-lb of Tritonal 

These bombs can use twelve types of nose fuzes (of which several are VT and some are electrical) and four types of tail fuzes. For electric fuzing they are equipped with two conduits connecting the nose tail fuze cavities with a charging receptacle located between two suspension lugs 

These bombs were not described in Vol 2 of Encycl. They are long and more slender than earlier types of GP bombs, and have a long pointed nose. A streamlined fin is attached to the tail end of the bomb body by 6 or 8 setscrews. These bombs use mechanical, proximity (VT), or electrical fuzes. 

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