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53-VF-864

Mortar Bomb  
Russian Federation
USSR

The 53-VF-864 (53-ВФ-864) is a Russian 240 mm mortar round comprised of: the 53-F-864 (53-Ф-864) projectile (mortar bomb), a GVMZ-7 (ГВМЗ-7) or M-16 (М-16) fuze, and a charge system. The 53-VF-864 round is used by the M-240 240 mm mortar Model 1950 (240-мм миномёт М-240 образца 1950 года), which is sometimes abbreviated to M-50, M50, M-1950, or M1950. The GAU (later GRAU) index code of the mortar is 52-M-864 (52-М-864). The bomb can also be us...

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