Bomb Identification Required

[peteblight]

Can someone ID the bomb in these pictures please.
I don't have any measurements or additional information.

Cheers

Pete

 

[peteblight]

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[HAZORD]

It looks like Russian OFAB , with the "wadcutter" ring around the nose, and the way the rear tapers down to the fuzewell, and the ring tail with 4 fins. It is an older high drag Russian design. The Chinese use the same pattern.

The exact model number and size are tough, because they have used the same design for years and there are a bazillion variations.

 

[peteblight]

Thanks for the pictures, I'm confident that it's a Russian/Soviet design, however the nomenclature is unclear.
I've seen this bomb in a couple of countries, but no one can give me an ID.

Pete

 

[HAZORD]

A length and diameter would help with the ID


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[Ivashkin]

Thanks for the pictures, I'm confident that it's a Russian/Soviet design, however the nomenclature is unclear.
I've seen this bomb in a couple of countries, but no one can give me an ID.

Pete

According condition of this device, it`s Soviet bomb. It`s some of OFAB or FAB. Without dimensions difficult to tell anything, but because two conenction rings - I think no less as 250 kg. And if to be exactly - 500 kg - model of FAB-500

 

[HAZORD]

Ivashkin, do you have any drawings/data sheets on the OFAB and FAB bombs?


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[Ivashkin]

Ivashkin, do you have any drawings/data sheets on the OFAB and FAB bombs?

I have manual for OFAB-250-270 and some FAB`s too, but don`t remember exactly about FAB-500. Definetely have for assault FAB - FAB-500Sh (ФАБ-500Ш), but it has definetely another constraction. Exist a lot of variants of FAB-500 - around 10.

 

[HAZORD]

What is the difference between an OFAB and a FAB? A different manufacturer?

 

[Ivashkin]

What is the difference between an OFAB and a FAB? A different manufacturer?

OFAB is like FAB, but with less quantity of explosive and with body, which provide better making fragments by special recess. It means, that you`re correct - different manufacturer

 

[Yodamaster]

FAB can be compared on US - GP
OFAB is more to compare on a US - FRAG bomb.


Yoda

 

[HAZORD]

Thanks Yoda!