Description
The bomb has a cylindrical, plated body of light gauge metal. A steel nose is threaded onto a nose spigot and held in position by a securing screw. A compression chamber in the nose of the bomb collapses if the bomb is roughly handled, and so reduces the possibility of rupturing the seams of the bomb.
The tail is screwed onto a tail spigot which contains the charging hole and is closed by the charging hole plug. Adhesive tape provides an external seal between the tail and the bomb body. The after end of the tail is closed by a closing cap.
The inside of the bomb usually has a protective coating of bakelite varnish, and the areas around the charging-hole plug and body seams, also the adhesive tape, are painted with khaki detector paint, which turns red when exposed to gas.
The bomb is carried in a 250 lb. Small Bomb Container.
Functioning
The bomb breaks upon impact with a target and scatters the filling. It should not be dropped on soft targets from over 1,000 ft.
See Also
British Bombs - Designation and Classification
Source(s)
OP 1665, British Explosive Ordnance (1946)
