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3VZ5

Mortar Bomb  
Russian Federation
USSR

The 3VZ5 (RU: 3ВЗ5) is a Soviet-era-developed, Russian Federation, 240 mm, fin-stabilised, rocket-assisted, 'incendiary' mortar projectile round. Overview The 3VZ5 round, along with its 3-Z-5 (RU: 3-З-5) projectile component (see 'Composition' and 'Projectile' areas), is thought to have been adopted by the then Soviet Union in 1987. Composition The 3VZ5 round is comprised of three main assemblies, which are: a V-120 (RU: В-120) fuze;...

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