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60 mm HE bomb M49A5
Region
United States
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
Armament US M19 60 mm mortars. Development By US Ordnance Department to improve the performance of existing mortars. The round is no longer in production in the US, but may be found in US stockpiles. Description This is a streamlined bomb based upon the design of the 81 mm M362, a modern bomb with a single plastic obturating ring at the waist. The body is of alloy steel threaded at the head for a fuze and at the rear to accept the alloy tail unit. A primary cartridge fits into the tail and two secondary increments
in plastic horseshoe containers fit around the boom ahead of the fins. Manufacturer US government contractors.