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81 mm HE/Fragmentation Bomb
Region
China
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
Armament Most older types of 81 mm mortars; Chinese and similar 82 mm mortars. Development Chinese development, copied from the US M43 bomb. Description This is a slightly modified copy of the US M43 81 mm bomb. A teardrop-shaped, cast-iron bomb with four gas check grooves around the bourrelet and a welded steel tail tube and fins. The propelling system consists of a primary cartridge in the tail tube and three secondaries which clip in between the fins. Although nominally an 81 mm bomb, it is fired from the
Chinese Types 20 and 53 82 mm mortars. Manufacturer Chinese government arsenals.