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the exp l osive is closed with a stron ,<br />
screw-on lid .<br />
Al1 bombs ueighing 11 - lbs or more are suspended on an eye<br />
above their center of grav ity .<br />
Bombs weighing l ess than 110 -<br />
1be<br />
are dropped by containers that are shaped like bombs and are<br />
suspended on<br />
eyeleta in the aircraft ,<br />
The containers open after<br />
the re l eaRe accor ding to a time f use set at rill so th a t th eir<br />
ontents are<br />
dispersed over the targ et .<br />
Each little bomb has<br />
` its own fuse .<br />
With the exception of the small bombs , armor-penetrating bombs ,<br />
side<br />
and some special bom b s , all other bo:bs are equipp e d with h<br />
fuses<br />
that -re activated by electrical impulse .<br />
The fuse boxes ar e<br />
vertically installed to the roll axis and contain the fuse proper<br />
as well as transmission charges and occasionally a l so special<br />
•<br />
l o c l<br />
. ng de vi c e s ag a i ns t di s man t l i a g .<br />
I'hi s ar r ang ement f a c i l i t a t e s<br />
nondelay or delaỵe d fuse setting , n d the ^x plos i ve ch arge is<br />
activated from th e center .<br />
The bomb poin t can remain massive .<br />
which in turn produces cons derabl ,<br />
y greater tensiḷ strength .<br />
Th e SD 2 h a d<br />
. central fuse : all oth er sma ll f ragmentation<br />
bombs had head fuses .<br />
The armor-piercing bombs ha '<br />
fuses at<br />
the bottom so that th eir side wall s wou ld also remain solid .<br />
Th e me t ho d o f a t t a ch i n t he f us e o f o t h er bo rnbs i s s ho vyn<br />
on th e illustrations .<br />
The bomb s are first pain ted with rust repellant , wh ich is<br />
th en covered with a grey or light - yellow camouflage paint ,<br />
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