The following intelligence report on a new type of German antipersonnel bomb was originally published in Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 18, Feb. 11, 1943. [DISCLAIMER: The following text is taken from the U.S. War Department publication Tactical and Technical Trends. As with all wartime intelligence information, data may be incomplete or inaccurate. No attempt has been made to update or correct the text. Any views or opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of the website.]

NEW GERMAN ANTIPERSONNEL BOMB A new type of antipersonnel bomb, weighing from 2 to 3 pounds when filled and complete with fuze, is reported to have been recovered in the Mediterranean area and is shown in the accompanying sketch. It is presumably German, since the bomb casing is very similar to the 50-mm mortar bomb. The following details are available: Length of body      4 1/4 in Maximum diameter of body 2 in Diameter of body at nose 1 3/8 in Diameter of body at tail 1 in Over-all length with fuze 6 3/4 in Length of tail 1 1/4 in Diameter of tail 2 in Number of fins in tail 8 Nature of filling TNT Bomb and tail painted yellow The fuze is a one-piece aluminium fuze screwing into the nose and appears to be of the mechanical impact type.

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