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that consisted of the case and the parachute of an ex losive bomb ,
the mixed load container f or 2 ,
200 lbs Jas the standard su;ply conta
i ner used to provide far advanced or cut - off troop elemen ts that
h a d r un ou t o f s up: l i es ri t h t h e ur l; e nt l ,
y ne e de d a : ṇun i t i on , , a s o l i ne ,
r a t i ons , e t c . ,
by a i r l i f t .
`l 'hi s c o nt a i ne r was :aa de o f Sh
a.
e s
t
s t e e l , an d
was eauipped tvitha shock absorber in front and a brak paracḻute in
ba c k .
lh e rl dr o ppe d f r om hi ;h al t i t u de s ,
t hi s s u f p l y c on t a i ne r c oul d
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be r e l e a s e d wi t h c l o s e d pa r dc hu t e s o t l. a t i t
,roul d dr op c l os e r t o t r e
t a r :
; e t .
A t i ai n ; de v i c e t ha t ha d be e n p r e - s e t • roul d o pe n t h e pa r a -
chute at the desired altitude above tie round .
11 .
G eneral Observations Concernin Boṛib Fuses
F uses serve the purpose of explodin b orabs at
the proper tim e
or to i;nit incendiary and flare 'oombs or to open delivery contaiaers
or other
functions.
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The basic cate;ories of fuses are distin ui s hed by
the tvay in
which th ey are moun ted at the top , on the side or at the bottom of
the bomb .
Another basic distinctioil is accordir ; ; t o their functionin ;
as impact , nuisance or tine fuses and accordin:; to their comFosition
a s
e l e c t r i c al
, ne c]l a ni ca l o r ch e rai ca l f us e s .
Double fuses have both i :pca t and timin functions
mo n ; t h e i utp c a t f u s e s , a d i s ' t i n c t i o n 73 5 ma d e b e t we e n h i ; ; h l y
s e n s i t i v e f u s e s ,
t h o s e wi t h o r l i t h o u t d e l a y i n ; n e c h a n i s na , a n d
d el a y e d -a c ti on f u s es tr l a t ca: b e us ed a l so fo r l on ; d e l ays .
I n
t i o e f us e s o n e c o ur .
t e d t Y•e t i me f r o m t h e r e l e a s e o i u t .
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