Type | Weight (lbs.) | Dimensions | Main Colour | Fuzes | Tail unit | Notes | |||||
Overall length with tail | Bomb body | ||||||||||
Length | Diameter | ||||||||||
ft. | in. | ft. | in. | ft. | in. | ||||||
Н.С. (High capacity) | 8,000 | 11 | 1½ | 8 | 1½ | 3 | 2 | Dark green | 3 nose fuzes | Hollow drum, closed by an end plate, and slotted in the case of 2,000 lb. H.C.Tail may be replaced by a cotton or hessian parachute in the case of 2,000 lb. H.C. | — |
4000 | 9 | 1½ | 6 | 9½ | 2 | 6 | Dark green | 1 or 3 nose fuzes and/or 2 side fuzes |
May be fitted with a sheet metal collar (retarding band) around the nose. | ||
2000 | 13 | 5½ | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6½ | Dark green | 1 or 2 nose fuzes and/or 2 side fuzes | |||
(9 1 with parachute and housing) | |||||||||||
M.C. (Medium capacity) | 1,000 | 6 | 0½ | 4 | 4½ | 1 | 5½ | Dark green | Nose and/or tail | Attached by 4 clips. Both sizes may be fitted either with long or short type of tail. | — |
(with short tail) | |||||||||||
500 | 5 | 10½ | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | Dark Green | Nose and/or tail | |||
(with long tail) | |||||||||||
Anti-Submarine | 500 | 6 | 0½ | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2½ | Dark green or ocassionally) Yellow | Mks I, II and III— nose fuzeMk. IV—tail fuze | Mks I, II and III— tail attached by a central boltMk. IV—tail attached by 4 spring clips | Mks I, II and III—The nose of the bomb is covered by an aluminum ballistic cap, shaped like a plant pot, through which fuze protrudes. |
250 | 4 | 9½ | 2 | 10 | 11½ | ||||||
100 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 |
Note:— ¼ in. red band near nose = bomb has explosive filling. 1 in. green band at max. diameter = filled with T.N.T.