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Italian bombs (confirm ID)

MINENAZ16

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Hello,

I kept these photos in my computer, from former wk2ammo (hungarian museum).
Stecol identified these bombs as :
-1st : granata-mina da 179mm (60kg) - Italy
-2nd : granata-mina da 260mm II tipo or granata-mina da 260/268mm - Italy

I'm looking for official documentation, diagrams and datas for these bombs

1 : Diam 186mm/193mm - length 824mm

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2 : Diam 263/273 - length 704mm

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Bomba Mina da 104 (post ww1 denomination of the Granata Mina da 260mm)
11.jpg12.jpgBomba Mina da 104 1924.jpg
Bomba da 31 (post ww1 denomination of the Granata Mina da 162mm)
13.jpgBomba Mina da 31 1924.jpg
Bomba Torpedina da 24 (Post ww1 denomination of the Granata Torpedine da 162mm)
14.jpgBomba Torpedina da 24 1924.jpgGranata Torpedina da 162mm 1918.jpg
(The right side drawing shows he bomb with its ww1 period tail - the same tail was also used for the bombs of 260mm )

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The Granata-Mina da 179 mm was a 57 kg bomb, including 21kg of trotyl, similar to the 162mm, with an elongated body, but used only by airships
It was developped on the base of a 210mm artillery shell. Its fuze has a built in retad of 1.5-2s.
Screenshot 2021-06-21 231842.jpg
on the above photograph you have 2 rows of 5 162mm bombs and 2 pairs (front an rear of the nacelle) of 179mm bombs
and on this photograph from 1918 you have 162mm 6th type (horizontal bombs) and 260mm 3rd type (vertical bombs) bombs, both with the newly introduced tail.
Screenshot 2021-06-21 231648.jpg
 
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Bomba Mina da 104 (post ww1 denomination of the Granata Mina da 260mm)
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Bomba da 31 (post ww1 denomination of the Granata Mina da 162mm)
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Bomba Torpedina da 24 (Post ww1 denomination of the Granata Torpedine da 162mm)
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(The right side drawing shows he bomb with its ww1 period tail - the same tail was also used for the bombs of 260mm )

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The Granata-Mina da 179 mm was a 57 kg bomb, including 21kg of trotyl, similar to the 162mm, with an elongated body, but used only by airships
It was developped on the base of a 210mm artillery shell. Its fuze has a built in retad of 1.5-2s.
View attachment 169720
on the above photograph you have 2 rows of 5 162mm bombs and 2 pairs (front an rear of the nacelle) of 179mm bombs
and on this photograph from 1918 you have 162mm 6th type (horizontal bombs) and 260mm 3rd type (vertical bombs) bombs, both with the newly introduced tail.
View attachment 169721

come si chiama questo manuale
 
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