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51 mm HE bomb HE-1A
Region
India
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
Armament UK pattern 51 mm mortar. Development By Indian Ordnance Factory Board, based upon the British L1A1 bomb. Description This bomb is similar to the British original, with a tapering body containing a notched wire fragmentation coil and an explosive filling. The nose ends in an adaptor which accepts the fuze. The tail unit differs by having a short tailboom between the body and the eight fins. The propulsion system also differs by using a primary cartridge in the tail tube and a single secondary charge in a
horseshoe-type container, which clips around the tail tube above the fins. Manufacturer Indian Ordnance Factory Board, 10A Auckland Road, Calcutta.