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L15A1 (81 mm HE Bomb)

Mortar Bomb  
United Kingdom

The L15A1 is a British 81 mm nose-fuzed, fin-stabilised, variable-charge, high explosive fragmentation (HE-frag) mortar bomb. The L15A1 was originally fuzed with a No. 162 series (Marks 1/2, 4, 8 and 10) direct-action percussion fuzes. The L15A1 was intended for use with the L16 81 mm mortar, though it could be used in other 81 mm mortars. The L15A1 was a variant of the earlier L15. Later variants were also produced, with models know to...

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