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US Bomb, Practice, BDU-40/B

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1566-455b

Description

The bomb BDU-40/B is a vane drag, impact fired, practice bomb, containing a spotting charge. The BDU-40/B replaces the BDU-27/B.

The bomb body is smooth with a smoke emission hole. All other features are the same as the BLU-3/B. The bomb body is plastic; all other materials are the same as the BLU-3/B.

Functioning

No information about functioning.

See Also

Bomb, Fragmentation, BLU-3/B

Bomb, Practice, BDU-27/B

Source(s)

TM 9-1385-51, Ammunition (Conventional) for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (1967)