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81 mm HE bomb M374A3
Region
United States
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
Armament US M1, M29 , M29A1 and M252 81 mm mortars and other medium- and high-pressure mortars. Development By US Army, as an advance upon the previous model. The M374A3 is no longer in production in the US but remains in the stockpile for contingency and training use. Description This is generally similar to the M374A2 bomb, differing principally in the propulsion system. The bomb body is of alloy steel and has a parallel-sided tailboom with canted fins. There is an ignition cartridge screwed into the tailboom
which carries a percussion primer, a black powder pellet and approximately 7.5 g of propellant powder. This cartridge extends almost the full length of the tailboom. A total of four secondary increments, in cellulose acetate horseshoe containers, clip around the tailboom above the fins. Manufacturer US government contractors.