Description
The bomb consists of a squaresection, tin-plate, 5-gallon, petrol can. On one face are two corrugated stiffeners, which serve to increase the strength of the can and also act as distance pieces between the can and the drop bar of the Small Bomb Container in which the bomb is carried. A charging hole, with screwed cap and washer, and another distance piece are provided at the top of the can. At diagonally opposite corners on the top of the can are two metal loops for attachment of the 12 in. by 21 in. fabric tail, which acts as a flight stabilizer. Two handles for lifting the bomb are soldered to opposite faces of the can. Bombs of later issue may have a third handle, located on the face, to which the stiffeners are soldered.
Three of the bombs are carried in the Small Bomb Container, 250-lb.
This bomb is intended for the ignition of patches of fuel oil or petrol present on the surface of the sea, rivers, or other inland waterways, during attacks on oil-carrying vessels or oil-storage installations.
Functioning
No information about functioning.
See Also
British Bombs - Designation and Classification
Source(s)
OP 1665, British Explosive Ordnance (1946)
