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M229 2.75-INCH rocket warhead

jvollenberg

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I am looking for real pictures of the M229 2.75-INCH HE rocket warhead for updating the EOD publication. specifically, one not attached to the mortor.

Does anyone have one they can take pictures of for me?


Joe
 
Hey Joe,
I have an XM229 if it would do.Its a regular H.E M229,67 dated,that was XM'ed into a drop test example.

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Joe,

Are there any other 2.75 inch warheads that you need photos of?
 

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Friggin gives me the shivers every time I see those photos,,,,,

Hey wait,theres one that doesnt belong,,,,,
 
Ah, but it does belong, at least the Ogive and lucky.

The attached photo shows a different view of the HEAT warhead lower body for the 2.75 inch rocket, that uses the nose/ogive with piezo from a LAW rocket, and the lower half of an M229 17 Lb. HE warhead. I need to put the LAW ogive on the body of the warhead in this photo, to renovate the complete warhead, which was missing the ogive when I got it.
 

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That is a sweet inert warhead.
And I believe thats the largest load Ive ever seen behind a copper cone.
 
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