7-704: M47 or M-47 may refer to: M47 bomb , an American chemical/incendiary weapon 47th known Mersenne prime M47 Dragon , an American anti-tank missile system M-47 (Michigan highway) , a state highway in Michigan M47 (Cape Town) , a Metropolitan Route in Cape Town, South Africa M47 (Johannesburg) , a Metropolitan Route in Johannesburg, South Africa M47 Patton , an American main battle tank BMW M47 , diesel engine (1998–2007) Messier 47 , an open star cluster in
14-504: A fire until it is 100% solid. When used with these fillers, the bomb used a 1-pound (0.45 kg) black powder charge to ignite and scatter the incendiary materials. The bomb typically weighed about 85 pounds (39 kg) when the incendiary fillers are used. The M47A1 was designed to replace the M47. It has a thicker steel cover that is about 1 ⁄ 16 inch (1.6 mm) thick and an acid resistant corrosion cover inside. The M47A2
21-438: Is approximately 8 inches (200 mm) in diameter, with a nose the shape of a hemisphere. The M107 bomb fuse at the nose of the bomb detonated the weapon, allowing for the release of the contents inside. The bomb was designed to carry either white phosphorus (WP) or a mustard agent (H). However, the H bomb filler was found to leak from the bomb when loaded, and the M47 and its variant M47A1 were not allowed to be loaded. This
28-444: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages M47 bomb The M47 bomb was a chemical bomb designed during World War II for use by the U.S. Army Air Forces . The bomb was designed for aerial bombardment and maximum efficiency after being dropped. Therefore, the bomb had a very thin metal sheet as its only cover, as little as 1 ⁄ 32 inch (0.79 mm). The bomb
35-603: The constellation Puppis Madsen M47 , a Danish rifle See also [ edit ] 47 (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=M47&oldid=1101216753 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
42-464: The field to produce a crude incendiary bomb. A mixture of white phosphorus and jelled gasoline also produced a flammable mixture. Other mixtures included: LA-60 in which crude latex was combined with caustic soda, coconut oil, and water, crepe rubber (CR) in which crude latex reduced to a solid by precipitation and kneading, LA-100 in which crude latex was dried until it was 100% solid, smoked rubber sheets (SR) in which crude latex that has been dried over
49-403: Was due to the thin steel walls on the weapon. In storage and handling, both corrosion and rough handling were found to cause the bomb to leak. When the bomb is loaded with the chemical filler H, it weighed approximately 93 pounds (42 kg), 73 pounds (33 kg) of which are from H. The M47 bomb could also be used as an incendiary device . A mixture of rubber and gasoline could be used in
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