Description
Gray overall with a brown nose section. New type color markings will be found.
A hollow steel nose piece and a hollow tail cone are connected by an explosive filled central tube on the inside and two half cylinders of sheet steel on the outside. The two half cylinders are connected by four metal tabs riveted to each half of the cylinder on the inside. There are four notches 3/16 inch square and 90° apart in each end of the assembled cylinder. The notches fit around the four pins which are on the nose piece and tail piece. There is a spacer plate and five spacer strips attached to the central tube.
Four steel fins are welded to the tail cone and are braced by a single circular strut at the after end. The fins are set at an angle to the tail cone in such a manner that they will impart a rotary motion to the container when it is dropped.
Description of 7 kg. high explosive bomb. - No fuze or complete bomb has been found. The only information available on the bomb and fuze comes from a captured Japanese bomb chart. The bombs are alleged to be nose fuzed, 20 1/4 inches long and 3 1/2 inches in diameter.
The tail fins from several of the bombs have been found. The tail fins are painted gray. They are made up of two metal strips, the widest one has a 4 1/2 inch slot which allows the narrower one to fit into it. The fins are spot-welded at the extreme ends of the slot. The tail fins are braced by box type struts welded to the after-most end.
Production of this bomb before the end of the war.
Hazardous Components
Five 7 kg high explosive bombs and a high explosive central burster charge.
See Also
General Information, Japanese Navy Bombs
Nose, A-3(a), Type 97 Mk 2 Model 2
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