BLU-1 incendiary

Description

The BLU-1/B and BLU-1B/B 750 pound fire bombs are designed for external carriage on high performance aircraft with forced ejection release systems. They are constructed of aluminum with reinforced areas for sway bracing and aircraft forced ejection.

Unlike earlier types of fire bombs, the BLU-1/B utilizes electrically-armed impact fuzes which require a cable assembly to utilize power generated by a thermal battery in the initiator. End caps are used in the BLU-1/B instead of nose caps and tail cones and there are significant overall size and weight differences. In addition, the fuze system has an arming delay of .3 to 1.1 seconds.

General info

Bomb characteristics
Mass	401.4 kg
Explosive mass	358.3 kg
Explosive type	Napalm-B

Effective damage

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