2017年1月9日 · British Explosive Ordnance. Included in this section are five sizes of practice bombs. These are the only ones specifically designed for that purpose, although there are currently in use several practice bombs which are merely service bombs inert-loaded with sand, water, or a chalk/lime solution.

This is the British 8lb Fragmentation (F) Mk 1, a High-Explosive-Fragmentation (HE-Frag), aircraft-bomb. The aircraft-bomb body consists of a pot-shaped, cast-steel cylinder that is …

2011年4月4日 · What's the diameter of the 8lb. FBBC bomb? I'm thinking about buying one and am curious if it's closer to baseball or softball size. I just screwed an eye bold into an old softball I had lying around and only managed a measely 114 lbs. but I kinda like the lift.

The bomb is designed for low-level training purposes against airfield targets, and is of such construction that it leaves no debris injurious to aircraft tires. On impact the bomb body and glass flask break up, releasing the titanium tetrachloride to form a smoke cloud. The bomb contains no explosive. British Bombs - Construction.

Explosive Components: Main Filling – 1¾ lb. (approx.) of TNT, or RDX/TNT 60/40; 1½ lb. (approx.) of Amatol 50/50 or 60/40, or Pentolite/D1. (When filled with explosive other than TNT, a ¼-in. topping of TNT is added.) Remarks: The Mk I Bomb had a smaller filling hole than the Mk II. The Mk I was never filled or adopted for service use.

The bomb body consists of a pot-shaped, cast-steel cylinder which is open at the top. A steel neck ring, having internal threads to receive the adapter, is welded to the open end of the body. The parachute tray is secured to the adapter.

Guided Bomb; redesignated as SWOD MK 8 (?) From the 1960s onwards, the Navy began to use BLU designations (covered by the Aeronautical and Support Equipment Type Designation System) for new bombs and guided bomb bodies, so that the Bomb Mark series ended at …

2014年10月20日 · During the war the need for an even less damaging version caused the introduction of an 8lb breakup bomb. This special version of the breakup bomb was designed for low level training, up to 2,000ft, against airfield targets.

2019年7月3日 · I suspect the "landmines" may have been "F. 8-lb. Mk II Fragmentation Bombs" (as described in US TM 9-1985-1), which states that this bomb could accept long delay "Tail Fuze No. 880" or antidisturbance Tail Fuzes No. 881 or No. 883. A British "Cluster Projectile 500-lb. No. 7 Mk i" could carry 56 of the "F. 8-lb. Mk II Fragmentation bombs."

The Bomb Mk III has a flash filling consisting of gun-powder, and magnesium turnings. Remarks: This bomb is designed for use against certain targets where a bomb is re-quired to break on impact without causing damage to the target. Because of its low ter-minal velocity, the bomb is only suitable for low-altitude bombing.