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60 mm practice bomb M62
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
Armament 60 mm mortars M57 , M70 , TDA Commando and similar. Development No information. Description This is a self-contained launching unit for a subprojectile. The bomb consists of a teardrop-shaped body with the tail unit and fins formed together with the body in a single unit. A steel tube runs from the nose of the bomb down to the tail. The tail tube is hollow and a rifle blank cartridge fits into the rear end. Into the tube fits: the subprojectile, a small bomb with an impact fuze and a small powder charge
and thin metal fins are coiled around the tail shaft. The bomb is dropped into the mortar and the blank cartridge cap is struck by the firing pin. The gas generated by the blank cartridge is partially vented to the interior of the mortar where it provides sufficient propulsive force to eject the bomb. At the same time, the internal pressure in the bomb ejects the subprojectile and launches it on to a ballistic trajectory, with a range of about 280 m when the mortar is at 45º elevation. The bomb body is ejected from the muzzle behind the subprojectile and falls about 4 to 6 m in front of the mortar. It can then be picked up and reloaded with a new subprojectile and blank cartridge and reused. Manufacturer Yugoimport SDPR.