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81 mm illuminating bomb LR M515A1

Name: 81 mm illuminating bomb LR M515A1
Availability: InStock

Region

Belgium

Category

Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons

Armament US M1, M29/29A1, M252 ; UK L16A1 and similar mortars. Development By MECAR SA. Description A tubular steel bomb body with plastic obturating band at the rear end, a mechanical time fuze, a tailcone and an aluminium tail unit. It is loaded with the usual type of parachute and flare assembly and a black powder expelling charge. The propellant system is the standard MECAR system At the set time, the fuze ignites the expelling charge. This lights the flare composition and blows off the tailcone of the bomb,

allowing the expelling charge to eject the parachute and flare which then descend. This bomb is ballistically matched to the 81 mm HE Cargo Bomb LR M514A1, uses the same firing table and can be used as a spotting round for the Cargo bomb. Manufacturer MECAR SA.

Tech Specs

Length, fuzed630 mm

Weight, fuzed4.2 kg

Type of payloadparachute and flare

Number of chargesP + 5

Fuzetime, mechanical, M8104

Min range250 m

Max range4,100 m, Charge 4; 4,600 m, Super charge

Burst height400 or 600 m

Illumination intensity500,000 cd-1 Mcd as required

Illumination duration 30-60 s as required. Burst height, duration and intensity can be adjusted torequirements during production