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B1E
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The B1E (B.1.E.) was a German, World War Two (WW2)-era 1 kg-class, fin-stabilised, nose-fuzed, scatterable incendiary bomb, which had a thermite-based filling. Construction The B1E had a magnesium/aluminium (Elektron) alloy incendiary body and fuze body, which burned at high temperature once ignited by its thermite filling. Attached to the plugged rear of the body was a tin-plated steel tail fin assembly. Filling The thermite filling...
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