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120 mm HE bomb M852
Region
France
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
Armament All TDA 120 mm smoothbore mortars. Development This bomb represents the first of the `new-generation' designs from TDA intended to improve the performance of current mortars. Description This is of the same general shape as the Mle 44/66, but is somewhat more rounded in the nose and with five gas check grooves at the bourrelet. The body is of malleable pearlitic cast-iron and the tailboom and fins are of alloy. The charge system, though still consisting of a primary cartridge and seven horseshoe shaped
propellant increments on the tailboom, is slightly different in composition and has the secondary charges colour-coded. There are several versions of this round with identical ballistic characteristics. These are White Phosphorous (WP) smoke, practice and inert rounds. Manufacturer TDA .