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60 mm smoke bomb M61
Region
Israel
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
Armament Any 60 mm smoothbore mortar. Development By Soltam Israel . Description This bomb has a symmetrical streamlined body of forged steel, with four gas check grooves around the bourrelet. The tail unit and propellant system are as for the HE Bomb M61 described previously, the difference being internal. A short burster tube fits into the head of the bomb and carries a burster charge. The cavity of the bomb body is filled with White Phosphorus (WP) which is liberated when the burster explodes and breaks the
bomb body. The WP inflames spontaneously on contact with the air, creating a dense white smoke with incendiary effects. Manufacturer Soltam Ltd.