Description
Normal Army suspension lug. Rectangular hinged steel lug on a plate riveted to body with four rivets. A similar steel hinged lug is fastened to end of tail fins. Black over all with a red band around the nose and a white band and yellow band forward of the suspension lug. (White band may be missing.)
A cast steel nose is threaded onto a tubular steel body. Twenty six steel rings 3/8 inch wide and 3/8 inch thick are fitted around the body. One ring to which the suspension lug is attached is 1 3/8 inch wide and 3/8 inch thick. A tail cone is screwed onto the after end of the tubular body.
Four angular fins are welded to the tail cone and braced by a single set of box-type struts. A suspension lug is secured to the after end of the fins.
Hazardous Components
Filler is three precast blocks of picric acid. Alternative filler may be TNT. Weight of filling is 9.56 lb.
See Also
General Information, Japanese Army Bombs
Nose, A-2(b), Type 12 Year Instantaneous
Nose, A-2(d), Type 1 Instantaneous
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