81 mm illuminating bomb Model N

Armament All 81 mm mortars. Development By Ecia. Description A tubular bomb body with pronounced bourrelets at the front and rear ends. The rear end has a tailcone attached, to which the tailboom and fins are screwed. The nose has a curved ogive into which the fuze is screwed. Inside are the usual parachute and flare canister. An ejection charge, initiated by the time fuze, blows off the tailcone and ejects the parachute and flare at the selected time. The propulsion system is that used with the NA bomb