ELECTRIC BOMB FUZE EX 200 MOD 3 IN 250 LB. MODIFIED G. P. BOMB

Abstract

The bombs were loaded with 80/20 tritonal and assembled with athwartships fuzes have a 96-g tetryl booster. The failures which occurred with 3 of the 5 rounds were attributed to a 0.25-in. air gasp separating the tetryl lead-in from the blasting cap components of the fuze. An average beam-spray fragment velocity of 5630 fps and a peak blast pressure of 8.4 psi at 50 ft were produced by the 2 bombs that detonated high order. Separate fuze trials were recommended (with no separation between the blasting cap and the tetryl lead-in) to determine the efficiency of the lead-in.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1952
Accession Number
AD0014544

Entities

People

  • V. Philipchuk

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Gaps
  • Ballistics
  • Bomb Fuzes
  • Bombs
  • Cavity Liners
  • Detonations
  • Diameters
  • Explosives
  • Fragmentation
  • Ground Level
  • Munitions
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Security
  • Terminal Ballistics
  • Terminals
  • Test Equipment

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • ballistics.