Page 84 - Marutas of Unit 731

“Ro Bomb—e Ro bomb, in size and appearance, was similar to the I

bomb. e head was of novel design containing front and rear

compartments. Upon contact with the ground, the front compartment

exploded throwing the bomb proper 10 to 15 meters into the air. e rear

compartment when exploded, blowing out the tail and ejecting the contents.

e bomb ll for the trials was the same as in case of the I bomb, and it was
tested on a similar grid. In statis trails an area of dispersion same as with the

I bomb. e percentage of duds was greater than in case of the I bomb

largely due to the same defective fuzes. For the same reasons as in the case of

the I bomb, the Ro bomb was not considered worthy of improvement and

was discarded.”