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81 mm illuminating bomb M301A2
Region
Iran
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
Armament All medium pressure 81 mm mortars. Development Development history unknown. Probably copied from US designs by Defence Industries Organisation, Iran . Description A conventional cylindrical bodied illuminating bomb of steel, consisting of the body, a mechanical time fuze and a tapered rear portion containing the parachute with a screwed on tail boom assembly with 12 stabilising fins. There is a single propelling increment attached to the tail boom. The bomb appears virtually identical to the US M301
series illuminating bombs. The bomb also has what appears to be a direct copy of the US M84A1 time fuze. Manufacturer Defence Industries Organisation, Ammunition Group.