Description
These bombs are converted seacoast artillery shells from which the rotating bands may have been removed. The cases are single piece steel forgings. The modifications of the M52 and M62 differ only slightly in external dimensions and are all equipped with a nose cap for streamlining.
A truncated tail cone is secured to the bomb base by a locking nut at the top of the fuze body; four fins or vanes are supported by internal box-type struts.
Total length of this bomb is 58.72 inches and the diameter is 12 inches.
Hazardous Components
Filler is Explosive D (32.68 lb, 14.9 kg)
See Also
Source(s)
OP 1664, Volume 2 - US Explosive Ordnance (1947)
USNBD - Bombs and Fuzes, Pyrotechnics (1945)
TM 9-1904, Ammunition Inspection Guide (1944)
