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ar ies with nondelay fuses in low- l evel attacks ,
they
affected the morale of the troops .
Occas i ona ll v , even targets
that cannot be too effectively attackod with explos i ve bombs ,
can be temporarily neutralized by
fi re b ombs ; amona these are
observations points , port - openings , and slits in turrets and
disappearin Pun mounts ; n
fix ed fortifications .
The rnost
e ff ective way to attack th ese would be to first drop a few
• in candiaries blindl v : their contents will penetrate slits and
aps , and only then toward the end of th e attack
one wou ld use
a bomb ^ith delayed fuse oa
that target .
In open terrain th e
difference between incendiary and activated flarne bom b s 3 . 8
th a t the f ormer will form a compact ball of fire which
however will be of only short dura tion , whil e th e latter will
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create more extensive areas o ' fire that will burn l on er but
will be separated individua ll y .
5 .
To produce underwater explosions is th e vbjective of anti -
submarine warfare and of lov- l evel attacks on ships ,
dams ,
lock gates , and other port ins t all a tions situated in the water .
bombs
Underwat r ffects are also produc d r near misses of R
h
dropped from high al fitudes or in dive- b ombiṇ a ttacks on war
ships .
However , major darna ;es will not be produced ou ts id e a
rela tive l y limited radiue aroun d the target .
Euperience daṭ a are available on1Y from teste which shoaed
that , contrarv to h i ;h - explosive bombs and torpedoes ,
the e ff ect
of fire bombs is reduced bv one third by th e air ahaft form ed
behind the bomb .
Leakag'es and en ,
;ine room breakdowns ,
however ,
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