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53-S-843

Mortar Bomb  
Russian Federation
USSR

The 53-S-843 (53-С-843) is a Soviet-era-developed, Russian Federation, 120 mm, fin-stabilised, nose-fuzed, illuminating mortar bomb, which is used for the battlefield illumination. The 53-S-843 is known to be produced in Bulgaria, and is believed to be produced in many other countries. The 53-S-843 would be replaced (supplemented) by the later 3S9 (3С9) model, which is very similar externally. This similarity has resulted in some confusion...

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