Description
Grey overall. Green band around nose, a brown band adjacent to it.
The "Baka" bomb is a suicide weapon designed to be controlled by a human pilot. It is carried beneath the fuselage of a bomber and released near its target. Three rocket motors provide propulsion after release from the mother plane. The entire explosive content of the Baka bomb is contained in the warhead in the nose.
The warhead is of one piece, machined steel construction. It has parallel sides and an ogival nose. The nose fuze pocket is 8 1/2 inches deep. The after end of the warhead is closed by a base plate. Four tail fuze pockets are grouped around a central threaded hole in a the pilot operates to arm the four tail fuzes slightly raised portion of the base plate. The center hole accommodates an arming device which the pilot operates to arm the four tail fuzes simultaneously.
Hazardous Components
Filler - Trinitroanisole (1135 lb, 515.9 kg)
Fuzes - A-3(g), B-9(a), B-10(a), 2 of each
See Also
Tail, B-9(a)
Tail, B-10(a)
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