Description
Black overall with a red band around the nose and a white band and yellow band around the body just forward of the suspension lug.
A cast steel nose piece is welded to a tubular-steel body. A tail cone is welded to a collar which is screwed into the after end of the body.
Four tail fins are spot welded to the tail cone and are braced by box type struts. The 100-kg. bomb has two sets of struts.
Hazardous Components
Filler is 5 blocks of picric acid, 97.75 lb (44.43 kg).
See Also
General Information, Japanese Army Bombs
Nose, A-2(a), Type 93 Instantaneous
Nose, A-2(b), Type 12 Year Instantaneous
Nose, A-2(c), Type 99 Instantaneous - Short Delay
Nose, D-5(a), Type 1 Aerial Burst
Tail, B-1(b), Type 1 15 Second Delay
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