Description
The M74 bomb was loaded into M25 cluster adapters which were used in M31 bomb clusters. The body of this bomb was constructed of cold-rolled steel. The bomb body was hexagonal in cross section except at the tail end, where it was circular. A lacquer coating was applied to the interior of the bomb body. The nose end of the bomb was closed by a sheet-steel nose cup which provided a seat for the fuze. The dome was located in the bomb nose behind the nose cup. It separated the fuze from the filling and formed a container for two small bags of magnesium- black powder mixture. The booster end of the fuze was inside the dome and was adjacent to the bags of black powder. The tail was round, finned, banded, and on end of 8-inch long ejection rod. The capacity of the bomb was about 5 fluid ounces when allowing a 10 percent void.
Functioning
No information about functioning.
Hazardous Components
No information about hazardous components.
See Also
Source(s)
Old Chemical Weapons and Related Materiel Reference Guide (2018)
Old Chemical Weapons Reference Guide (1998)
