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ZB-500ShM

Bomb  
Russian Federation
USSR

The ZB-500ShM (ЗБ-500ШМ) is a Russian 500 kg class incendiary bomb and an improved/modified version of the ZB-500Sh (ЗБ-500Ш). The 'ZB' (ЗБ) part of the designation is short for 'Zazhigatel'nyy Bak (Зажигательный Бак), which quite literally means 'incendiary tank'. The '500' part of the designation denotes it weight (size) class in kilograms. The 'ShM' (ШМ) in the designation is thought to be short for Shturmovaya Modifikatsiya (Штурмова...

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