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60 mm long-range illuminating bomb
Region
Israel
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
Armament Israeli Soltam 60 mm mortars and others. Development By Israel Military Industries ( IMI ). Description This bomb uses a forged steel tubular body and an alloy tail unit which screws on to the rear of the tubular section. Internally there is a flare and parachute assembly, the flare is in the head of the tube and the parachute behind. Operation of the bomb is initiated by a time fuze which ignites a small burster charge. This separates the two parts of the bomb by shearing the connecting pins, ignites the
illuminant and lights a small rocket motor. This motor gives a forward thrust to the illuminant assembly, ejecting it from the nose of the bomb and causing the small drag parachute to deploy. The drag parachute slows down the illuminant assembly, allowing the empty bomb body to pass it in flight. It then extracts the main parachute from its container, which is still attached to the bomb body by a line. The main parachute then deploys, to lower the illuminant to the ground. The drag parachute has by now been burned by the illuminant and the bomb body, trailing the empty main parachute bag, has continued on its own trajectory and cannot interfere with the descending illuminant unit. Manufacturer Israel Military Industries ( IMI ).