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M5 Fragmentation Bomb

Bomb  
United States of America

The M5 is a small United States Army pre-WW2 era 30 lb (13.6 kg) aerial fragmentation bomb. The M5 is thought to have been used by the US Navy (USN) as the MK 5 (Mark 5) series, of which four known modifications (MOD for short) were produced; the MOD 0; MOD 1; MOD 2; and MOD3. The M5 fragmentation bomb was used with the 100 lb (43.5 kg) class M3 cluster adapter. The M3 held six M5 bombs that were released by the M7 delay cartridge, which wa...

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