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MK 79 MOD 1
The MK 79 MOD 1 is a US Navy (USN) developed 1,000 lb (454 kg) class napalm-based low-drag (LD) incendiary bomb. The MK 79 MOD 1 is either mechanically (impact) or electrically (proximity and impact) fuzed. Though the MK 79 MOD 0 was developed, which used standard bomb fuzing, it was not issued for service use. Mechanical fuzing When mechanically fuzed two AN-M179 mechanical fuzes and two M23 white phosphorus based igniters are used....
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