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| Type | Weight (lbs.) | Dimensions | Main Colour | Fuzes | Tail unit | Notes | |||||
| Overall length with tail | Bomb body | ||||||||||
| Length | Diameter | ||||||||||
| ft. | in. | ft. | in. | ft. | in. | ||||||
| G.P. (General purpose) | 4,000 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0½ | Dark green or (occasionally) yellow | Nose and/or tail 2 side fuzes | Long or short pattern tail may be used. Tail fixed by 4 wing nuts. | These are the only types of bomb normally fitted with long delay and anti-handling fuzes. |
| 1,900 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6¾ | " | Nose and/or tail. Fitted with a plug in nose when no nose fuze is used | |||
| 1,000 | 7 | 2¾ | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| 500 (Mks. IV & 5) |
5 | 10½ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Long or Short Pattern tail may be used. Tail fixed by 4 clips | ||||
| 250 (Mks. IV & 5) |
4 | 8 | 2 | 4½ | 10¼ | ||||||
| S.A.P (Semi-Armour Piercing) | 500 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11½ | " | Tail fuze only | Long or short pattern tail may be usedMark II—tail bolted onMk V.—Tail fixed by 4 clips. | ||
| 250 | 4 | 1½ | 2 | 7 | 9½ | ||||||
| A.P (Armour Piercing | 2,000 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1½ | " | Tail fuze only | Attached by 6 screws or 4 wing nuts. Made of light alloy | |
| Anti-Personnel | 40 | 2 | 3½ | 1 | 4½ | 5 | " | Nose fuze only (Cannot be released "safe") | Attached by bolt. | The 40lb. bomb may be fitted with parachute. | |
| 20 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Anti-tank | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | 5″×5″ (square) |
" | Tail fuze only | Built in one piece with body of the bomb. | Dropped in pairs, nesting into one another. | ||
Note:— ¼ in. red band near nose = bomb has explosive filling. 1 in. green band at max. diameter = filled with T.N.T.
