Description
Body construction: The reinforced steel nose and conical tail section are welded to a cylindrical steel body.
Suspension: The Container Mk 3 or Mk 3 Mod 1 is used. Its capacity is 20 Bombs Mk 34.
Color and markings: The bombs are painted grey or olive-drab over all. If grey, they will have a yellow disc on the body; if olive-drab, they will have a yellow nose band.
Tail construction: Eight sheet-steel vanes are welded to a tail cone which, in turn, is welded to the body. The vanes arc welded on the cone at a ten-degree angle from the longitudinal axis.
Remarks: The 3-pound AA Bomb Type C (Mk XXXII) is a smaller copy of the 5-pound Bomb Mk 34.
Functioning
No information about functioning.
See Also
Source(s)
OP 1664, Volume 2 - US Explosive Ordnance (1947)
USNBD - Bombs and Fuzes, Pyrotechnics (1945)
