Description
The VB-1 is a guided bomb employing a 1000 pound GP body to which a special tail unit has been attached, replacing the standard tail assembly. The VB stands for “Vertical Bomb" and indicates that the bomb is normally released from high altitude by use of a conventional bomb sight and that the guided action for the bomb is relatively small, so that direction of the trajectory at the time of impact is essentially vertical.
Guide flares attached to the after end of the tail unit assist the bombardier in following the flight of the VB-1. Three flares, the T6E1 (white}. T7E1 (red), and T8E1 (green) with an intensity of 1,000,000 candlepower each, are electrically armed and ignited three to four seconds after release, and bum from one to two minutes. Three mechanically armed and ignited flares, T21, T22, and T23 are under development.
Functioning
No information about functioning.
See Also
Bomb, 1000 lb GP, AN-M65, AN-M65A1
Guided Missile, Air to Surface, VB-3 Razon
Source(s)
OP 1664, Volume 2 - US Explosive Ordnance (1947)
USNBD - Bombs and Fuzes, Pyrotechnics (1945)
