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would be more effective to drop the high - explosive bombs
wi t hou t de l a y f us e s .
h e Llnl t c o: . . :an der i nu; e d i a : .
l y i s s u e d
the ccrresFondin ; orders by radio .
n a third ins t ance a minor machine tool factorY consisted
o f on e - s t o r i e d ?o r ' Rh ops t ha t wer e 1 6 f e e t h i g h .
Th e wa 7 _
s we r e
bu ilt of bricks and the buildin
were subdivided into single
r^ c ls of 66 by 99
feet , w th the various machines distributed
S
amoag
'hem .
One single 550 - pound hi ;h - explmsive bomb could
destnoy Fuc'- an area abou t 80 percent if it detoaated in th e
ceater of th han a ^ floor xith a ahort de ay .
A SC 50 bomb
thst pen etra ted deep into the ground with a lon g- d elay fuse ,
would have
Qr le s effect .
Nlith t delay ,
the b omb would ignite
upon hi t t i .
ng t he r o o ' .
Th e s i t ua t i on i s s i mi l a r wi t ? r e a r d t o
naval targets ,
for which num era-s examples of insufficient
effectiveness
b ecause of too little or too much delav in fuse
tim i ng can be cited .
e. Ti me Fuses .
Wit these ,
ign it ' on occurs according to th e
fuse and its timing either between 5 and 40 or between 4 and
0 seconds after the b ornb was 3roppe .
Origina ly mepnt for
flash
and photoflash bornba ,
these fuses can also be used for
ce-+Ain
c ernic ' om s . E ven h ; h - xplos ve bom A , such as thp
SHr goo , an be successfully used against flying targeta .
Simple typ = of t me use- c n he equipped with 2 or 3 charges
b••r n i ng f or va r yi ; per i o ds s o t ha t t h ey can Be r v e f or open i ng
dr o p ont a i ner e a bo v e *h e t ar r - t .
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