Description
Burster M10 is an explosive filled tube that has a threaded plastic or steel round plug at one end. The other end is closed by a threaded plug assembly consisting of a gilding metal cup and a steel cup holder with a hexagonal or round shoulder for positioning the burster. The cup, which is thin enough to be ruptured by the fuze detonator, is fitted into a hole in the cup holder and contains a small charge of tetryl. This burster is used in the 115 lb Chemical Bomb M70.
Hazardous Components
Tetryl pellets (1.48 lb, 0.67 kg)
See Also
Bomb, 115 lb Chemical, M70, M70A1
Source(s)
OP 2216, Volume 1 - Aircraft Bombs, Fuzes, and Associated Components (1960)
TM 3-400, Chemical Bombs and Clusters (1957)
