Please enable JavaScript to view this site.

Ordnance, Explosives, and Related Items

Navigation: Ordnance > Bombs > United States

US Bomb, 1400 lb AP, M63

Scroll Prev Top Next More
no-image

Description

This bomb is a converted AP shell which weighs approximately 1,400 pounds. Its modifications in general correspond to those described for the AP, 1,000 pound, M52 Bomb.

Hazardous Components

Filler is Explosive D (35 lb, 15.9 kg)

See Also

Bomb, 1000 lb AP, M52, M52A1

Tail, Impact, AN-M102A2

Source(s)

OP 1664, Volume 2 - US Explosive Ordnance (1947)

USNBD - Bombs and Fuzes, Pyrotechnics (1945)

TM 9-1904, Ammunition Inspection Guide (1944)