82 mm leaflet bomb Type 53

Armament All 82 mm mortars. Development Chinese ordnance authorities. Description This uses the same body, tail unit and propulsion system as the illuminating bomb described beforehand. Internally it has a small ejection charge under the fuze which, by means of thrust plates, will shear off the tail unit at the requisite time. The leaflets are rolled and inserted into the body before firing, by unscrewing the tail unit. They are ejected by the charge after the tailcone has been sheared off. No details of