Other Names
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Use
Tritonal is composed of 80% TNT and 20% aluminum powder and is contemplated for use in some 4000 lb. Light-Case Bombs AN-M56, in the JB-2, and in several GP bombs (Army 500- and 1000-lb. GP’s), where maximum blast effect is desired. Tritonal is cast, segregation of the aluminum being prevented by a pellet loading technique.
Source(s)
TM 9-1300-214, Military Explosives (w/C4, 1990)
OP 2216, Volume 1 - Aircraft Bombs, Fuzes, and Associated Components (1960)
OP 1280, Aircraft Bombs (1955)
OP 1664, Volume 1 - US Explosive Ordnance (1947)
USNBD - Bombs and Fuzes, Pyrotechnics (1945)
