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Mark 5 (Implosion-type bomb; outside diameter 45 inches;
ss approximate weight 3,100 pounds)
7. This weapon is currently being stockpiled.
Mark 7 (Implosion-type bomb; approximate outside diameter 30
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dnehes; approximate weight 1,600 pounds)
&. A number of prototype units, which could be used in an
emergency, are now in the stockpile.
Initial delivery of the
approved production model has been delayed owing to over-all
delays in construction of adc itional facilities and deliveries
of equipment to the Towa Ordnance Plant, Burlington, Iowa,
Stockpiling of the regular Mark
production units is now
scheduled to begin in June 1952.
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special fuzging is
being developed for incorporation at
a later date.
Mark 8 (Gun-type bomb for subsurface detonation; approximate
diameter 14-1/2 inches; approximate weight 3,259 pounds)
10. Stockpiling of the Mark 8 bomb began in February 1952
and the weapon is now operational.
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Mark 9 (280 mn. Artillery-fired atomic projectile)
1. Stockpiling of prototype projectiles began in April
1952, and first deliveries of regular production units are
scheduled to be made in July 1952.
The associated artillery
piece, which was developed by the Army Ordnance Corps, has been
extensively tested using projectiles which did not contain
fissionable material.
Weapon Components Production
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