Description
Incendiary bomb cluster M32 consists of cluster adapter M26 filled with 108 incendiary bombs AN-M50A3 which are fitted with three cluster ejection cartridges, two fuzes and an arming wire. The cluster is approximately 60 inches long, 14 7/8 inches in diameter, and weighs approximately 617 pounds. Bomb cluster M32 is identical with the M31 except for slight differences in the cluster adapter and the type and number of bombs used.
Hazardous Components
Incendiary bomb AN-M50A3 is loaded into cluster adapter M26 in 2 bundles of 54 bombs each. The bombs are arranged in the bundles in such a way that the safety plunger on each bomb is depressed by an adjacent bomb.
The tail fin, burster, cluster-ejection cartridges, fuzes, and arming wire are the same as those used in bomb cluster M31.
See Also
Bomb, 4 lb Incendiary, AN-M50A3
Cluster, 500 lb Incendiary, M31
Source(s)
TM 9-1385-51, Ammunition (Conventional) for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (1967)
TM 9-1325-200, Bombs and Bomb Components (1966)
TM 3-400, Chemical Bombs and Clusters (1957)
