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81 mm target practice (TP) bomb M43A1
Region
United States
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
Armament US M1, M29 , M29A1 and other medium-pressure 81 mm mortars. Development By the US Ordnance Department after Brandt originals. Description The practice bomb is simply the body and fin assembly of the HE bomb M43A1. It is loaded with inert plaster filler and a small black powder spotting charge sufficient to allow the fall of shot to be observed and be corrected during training. The body is of forged steel, threaded at the nose to accept the fuze and at the base to accept the fin assembly. The round is
propelled by an ignition cartridge and four increment charges clipped between the fins. Although obsolescent in US service, the M43A1 TP bomb may still be encountered elsewhere. Manufacturer US government contractors.