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53-F-853U
The 53-F-853U (53-Ф-853У) is a Soviet-era-developed, Russian Federation, steel-bodied 160 mm high explosive fragmentation (HE-frag) mortar bomb. The 53-F-853U is an improved version of the earlier 53-F-853S (53-Ф-853С) steel bodied bomb (see separate entry), which primarily differs in the design of its stabiliser assembly. Construction The 53-F-853U bomb body has short truncated ogival nose, a roughly cylindrical middle, and truncated og...
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