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whi t e - - - . r r i t an t e f f e c t ,
f o r i ns t a nc c• , vi t h c la or a c e t o ph enon ;
r e e n - - -
i :nrne di a t e po i s e no us e f f e c t ,
f or i ns t anc e w i t h pr , o s € en e
or
trilone; an d
y e l l o r - - - l a s t i n e f F e c t ,
f or i ns t a nc e Lai t;h n; s t a r d ;3s .
The exa mpl e f or Ger n;a ii de s i : a t i ons on c h erai ca l bo :nbs ou l d r ea d
a s f a l l o ws : KC 2 5 0 w , ;; r or C ( ti r hi t e , o r e e r: o r y el l o w ) ; Ro aa n
nume r a l s a f t e r t l: e c a l i be r : i ; ; ur e s , 1ou l d de r . a t e i nc r e a s ed e f f e c t i v e -
ness in cocnparison to oZder types ,
jus t as two colored circl es wou ld .
A ;reen and a yellotiv rinb euould indicate vapor effect .
The word "Typ"
Lte a n t ch a t t h e r e s j e c t i v e b omb Ya s r e b i s t a nt t o t r o p i ca l cl i ina t e s .
To raake normal viscous mustard as effective ,
it was sufficient
to use the ordinary
electrical fuse attached to th e s ides and to
set them
for nondelay operation .
Sensitive iepact fuses were ernployed
f or i :nrn e di a t e e f f e c t , us ua l l y Iio .
( 2 u ) or ( 5 ) 4 .
To di s t r i but e
c orni r e i s e d mus t a r d or ot h e r i r r i t a nt ;; o v er t he t e r r a i n ,
t h e bo mbs
f i l l e d wi t h t h e s e as s e s rer e e qui L
o, e ; :vi w e l e c t r i ca l t i me f us e s
(a) tiiat could be set a bove th e tar et X f or any
i .
ve ri l e v el o f e x pl o s i .
o n , a t a p :r cx i _na t el f l ,
b5 0 t o j ,
j 0 0 f e e t .
b .
S! .
ok e Eombs .
Th e hC 50 c oul d s e r v e Lo t h f or ca mo uf l a o i n ,
on e ' s oi• n
f or c e s and f or o bs c ur i n; eii e ny vi s i on i n s uppor t o f t h e ; ; r o und
f or c e a .
Ti e bomb r . a d t h e s a r e s i z e a s a SC 5 0 a nd v,a s r e c o n i z a bl e
by a •rhi t e po i nt and f o ur s t r i pe s a l on;; i t s c on e .
Upon i rapac t o n t h e
b r oun d i t pr o duc e d whi t e f o ; va r y i r:
i n ?:e i _; ' t f -o a
r 1:. 1 ? f e e i .
an d in width
from 3j to 66 feet durin a vapcri ation time of
20 iainutes ,
dependin ; on the weath er conditions. T o pr event deep
penetration , a brake v ane was installed behind the con trol mech anism .
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