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SZ-3a

Demolition Stores  
Russian Federation
USSR

The SZ-3a (СЗ-3а) is a metal-cased demolition charge, essentially a shortened version of the SZ-6 (СЗ-6). The SZ part of the designation is short for 'Sosredotochennyye Zaryady' (Сосредоточенные Заряды), which quite literally means 'concentrated charge', whilst the '3' refers to the nominal weight of the charge in kilograms. The SZ-3 was also produced in Bulgaria, though the explosive charge used may differ. The SZ-3a (СЗ-3а) may be fill...

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