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60 mm HE bomb Model AE
Region
Spain
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
Armament EXPAL and other 60 mm mortars. Development Designed by Esperanza and introduced in 1984 to improve the performance of 60 mm mortars. Description The bomb is of forged steel and uses a highly streamlined body of good aerodynamic shape to obtain an excellent weight-to-calibre ratio. It carries a plastic obturating ring to obtain good gas sealing and ballistic regularity. The tail unit is of forged aluminium and is attached to the body by a screwed section. The primary cartridge is inserted into the tail
tube and the secondary charges are in horseshoe containers which clip round the tail tube above the fins. Manufacturer Esperanza y Cia.