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Israeli bomb?
- Thread starter William49
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No - I found a similar photograph when looking for documentation of the early models of cluster bombs used by Israel on 1967 during the fighting on the Golan heights, and after asking and checking around, the answer was that it is the "Watermelon infantry artillery rocket" launched at a fixed angle using a 82mm rocket engine, with a 6kg HE warhead and aimed at exploding at 10m height at a range of about 150m.
Got this pic too:
For those more interested by bombs, like myself :tinysmile_twink_t:, here's a rare pic of the first Israeli cluster bomb under a Dassault Ouragan in 1967:
and the supposed tail of such a bomb found on the Golan heights (no definite identification) - apparently not the same model as the one above which seems to have an "American ww2" type of tail
There were indeed 2 models designated M15/12 and M20/(20?) containing respectively 12 or 20 120mm mortar shell bodies. They apparently began to be produced after the 1956 Suez operation.
I have been unable till now to get more info on these bombs - If someone can throw more light on them, please do!
Got this pic too:
For those more interested by bombs, like myself :tinysmile_twink_t:, here's a rare pic of the first Israeli cluster bomb under a Dassault Ouragan in 1967:
and the supposed tail of such a bomb found on the Golan heights (no definite identification) - apparently not the same model as the one above which seems to have an "American ww2" type of tail
There were indeed 2 models designated M15/12 and M20/(20?) containing respectively 12 or 20 120mm mortar shell bodies. They apparently began to be produced after the 1956 Suez operation.
I have been unable till now to get more info on these bombs - If someone can throw more light on them, please do!
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Yes, more interested by bombs 
Israel ordered a significant amount of aerial ammunition, including bombs + fuse in Czechoslovakia from 1948 and later. Among them are bombs vz.34 and also bombs of German construction that were produced in Czechoslovakia after the war. In addition to huge quantities of 13mm ammunition, there were exported 20mm HS cartridges, 20mm Oerlikon and a huge amount of infantry ammunition 7.92mm Mauser, 9mm Para, and a huge amount of rifles, machine guns, etc. equipment, including combat aircraft and service support.
Akon
Israel ordered a significant amount of aerial ammunition, including bombs + fuse in Czechoslovakia from 1948 and later. Among them are bombs vz.34 and also bombs of German construction that were produced in Czechoslovakia after the war. In addition to huge quantities of 13mm ammunition, there were exported 20mm HS cartridges, 20mm Oerlikon and a huge amount of infantry ammunition 7.92mm Mauser, 9mm Para, and a huge amount of rifles, machine guns, etc. equipment, including combat aircraft and service support.
Akon
a link for the projectile of this post (and other strange rockets) : https://www.hamichlol.org.il/יחידת_יפת"ח
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