Description
Incendiary bomb cluster M36 consists of a cluster adapter M30 filled with 182 incendiary bombs M126, and is fitted with a burster, a fin assembly, two fuzes, and an arming wire. The cluster is approximately 90 inches long, 16 inches in diameter, and weighs approximately 900 pounds. Bomb cluster M36 is identical with bomb cluster M35 except for the type and number of bomblets used.
Hazardous Components
The burster consists of 19 feet of detonating cord, which is threaded through the hinge tube in the adapter when the cluster is manufactured.
Two mechanical time tail bomb Fuzes M152A1 or M908 are installed in the tail fin.
See Also
Cluster, 750 lb Incendiary, M35
Source(s)
TM 9-1385-51, Ammunition (Conventional) for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (1967)
TM 9-1325-200, Bombs and Bomb Components (1966)
TM 3-400, Chemical Bombs and Clusters (1957)
