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81 mm HE bomb M57-D Mk 1
Region
Pakistan
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
Armament All 81 mm mortars. Specifically for the TDA MO-81-61 O Short Barrel and MO-81-61-L Long Barrel mortars in service with the Pakistan Army. Development By Pakistan Ordnance Factories, based upon the Thomson Brandt Model 57D. Description This is a teardrop-shaped bomb with four gas check grooves around the bourrelet, a very short tailboom and a welded fin unit. The bomb body is of forged steel. It is a close copy of the TDA Model 57D bomb. A primary cartridge is inserted in the tailboom. There are seven
supplementary charges fitted around the tail boom in horseshoe shaped increments. The fuze is the V19PA-A2. Manufacturer Pakistan Ordnance Factories.