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Type 87/W87 (81 mm HE Mortar Bomb)
The Type 87 (W87) is a Chinese 81 mm, standard-range and long-range, nose-fuzed, high-explosive fragmentation (HE-frag) mortar bomb round. Construction The Type 87/W87 HE round is comprised of: a nose fuze: a bomb body; a high explosive filling; a tail stabiliser assembly; and a propelling charge system. Bomb Body The hollow bomb body, which is though to be constructed from ductile cast iron, has: a truncated ogival nose; a short cyli...
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