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53-OF-843B

Mortar Bomb  
Russian Federation
USSR

The 53-OF-843B (53-ОФ-843Б) is a Soviet-era-developed, Russian Federation, 120 mm, steel/cast iron mix-bodied, high-explosive (HE) fragmentation mortar bomb. The 53-OF-843B mortar bomb comprises: a steel/cast iron mix bomb body; a steel tail stabiliser unit; steel fuze adapter; and a fuze. Bomb Body The steel/cast iron mix bomb body of the 53-OF-843B is similar to that of the earlier 53-OF-843 (53-ОФ-843), but differs in two known ways:...

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