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Bl-755

pzgr40

pzgr40

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Who can help me on a cutaway drawing of a BL755 clusterbomb submunition. I need to know the build up of the explosive charge in the main body, f.i. is there a booster charge below the detonator of the fuze? What type of explosives colour -yellow, grey or another colour-. Is a waveshaper used? Preferably drawings of the old (stabilazation springs) and the new (parachute) type. This to finaly finnish a couple of cutaway models that have been in my collection for over ten years , but were never finished. Thanks in advance, regards, DJH
 
I found one picture , showing a loose cilinder shaped block of explosive below the fuze on the internet, no waveshaper. Regards, DJH
 

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Thank you very much. Do you have the same type of picture for the later Mk2 (parachute ) version. It has a sharper copper cone , and I do not know if it has any other modifications. I suppose the explosives colour shoud be gray? Thanks in advance, regards, DJH
 
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Hi pzgr40

I don't have an illustration of the complete No. 2 Bomblet, but I do know that it did have a wave former. Here is a photo of one, also a photo of an inert Bomblet No. 1 in case you don't know what the markings looked like. This one says 'PRAC BMLT 1/1 INERT'; the later model would say '2/1'.

Regards

eodda
 

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Hi EODDA, thank you. Could you do me a favour and make a drawing with measurements of the wave former? Thanks in advance, regards, DJH
 
Hi pzgr40

Here it is! I hope that you can read it! The dimensions are +/- 1mm.

Regards

eodda
 

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Hello, DJH,
Dear DJH,

Regarding your request for information concerning the BL 755 sub-munitions,there is a report on the Duplex Detonator on the Internet,complete with dwg . The manual notes that the S-M with a finlet is interchangeable with a normal unit, and behaves in exactly the same way. I have a strong feeling that they were part of a batch for another project, which wasn't ordered. This might have been the Field Artillery Rocket System, developed jointly by RARDE and Huntings. I have sent you an P.M with further information.
Martin.
 
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