The nose compartment housed the fuze pocket which was welded to a bracket on the upper half of the container.

The two halves were held together by a shear wire which passed through a steel anvil, in the lower part of the fuze pocket.

[1] SD 4 HL - This was a German HEAT (High Explosive Anti-Tank) bomb for use against tanks and other vehicles.

SD 10 FRZ - These were French made fragmentation bombs that the Germans captured after the Fall of France.

The body was constructed of cast steel with 9 annular grooves machined in the case to enhance fragmentation.

The tail was then closed by a steel plate shrunk into position and crimped onto four indentations in the body.