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60 mm TP bomb M50 A3 (M50A2)
Region
United States
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
Armament 60 mm mortars of the M2 and M19 types Development By US Army Ordnance to satisfy military requirement for a target practice round. Description The complete round consists of a projectile body, impact fuze, a fin assembly with extension boom, for increment charges and an ignition cartridge. The body is of forged steel or pearlitic malleable iron (PMI) and is threaded internally at the nose to accept the fuze and at the base to accept the extension boom. The body is loaded with an inert plaster filler to
simulate the weight and ballistics characteristics of a high explosive bomb. A pellet of black powder for a spotting charge is loaded in a cavity just below the fuze booster. Excessive short rounds may occurr when this round is fired at temperatures below -18ºC. Manufacturer US Army contractors.