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Ex l o s i ve Ch ar ; e} s
Th e var i ous t y pe s o f b ornbs =:re r e f i l l e d tivi t h e x : l os i v e cha r g e s
mixed in
accordance with the aim of maxinum effectivenesa in
de s t r oy i ng t h e t ar ;e t .
a .
Normal explosive such as Trinitrotoluol were used for fih i ng
all Sc and SD bombs before the war .
Trinitrotoluol - Aṃmon ium
Nitrate was used mainly in a 6 0 : +0 ratio ta fill the a b ove bombs
_ a s v e l l a s PC ' s dur i ng t h e wa r .
The FC ' s wer e i v e n mi ni .
ng wa x
as additives to the fillers so that th e bombs vou l d b e more shock -
pr oo f .
b .
H igh - Performance Explosive such as
-
trichlorethylene
an d n it rocellulose ( code symbols "THrT and "E" ) , were mixtures of
tetram ethylenetrinitra . c ine or other synthetic explosives with
triniytotoluol and , ;artly also with trinitrotoluol and aluccinum
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Aluminum- h olding mixtures
e pre ferrably us ed ,
if underwater effects were to be ;roduced ,
that is to say fca nava l
tar ;et and water bombs ,
demolition mines and torpedoes ,
Since such
fillers could be poured ,
they were a l so employ ed in SB bombe. C om-
, resse d hi h - performance explosive charges were used for armorpiercin
b ombs with out aluminum additive .
Hotivever , certain categories
of all calibers of mine bombs were filled w ith
t richlorethy
l ene for special purposes .
Because of the danger o f an
explosion
upon shock , such bomb s cou ld not be dropped from low
levels aeainst ground
targets , and specially painted deaignatians
indicated that fact .
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