Bomb identification

[Dreamk]

Could someone identify these bombs found in a dump (apparently of a company in Poland or in the Czech Republic, reprocessing old ammo dumps from Eastern Europe).


Though these are shots of modern ammo (I suppose dating form the 70s) they have some characteristics reminding of pre-ww2 Yugoslav bomb developments.

 

[AKON_]

The bombs are not of Czechoslovakian design, that's for sure. I guess Yugoslavia...
Polish bombs were mostly licensed from the USSR. (there are of course exceptions)
Akon

 

[MINENAZ16]

These are French 305mm M58 Navy mortar (anti sumbarine depth charges).
This dump is in France !

https://www.bfmtv.com/police-justic...de-munitions-a-l-abandon_AN-201508250007.html

 

[Dreamk]

Wooh! This is a surprise. Thanks a lot! These are indeed interesting projectiles, I was totally unaware of their existence. They looked really like aircraft bombs , though the presence of holes between the fins should have make me think twice.

 

[sgdbdr]

Any docs about this weapon and it's munition available online ?

 

[William49]

The German Navy has a similar type of anti submarine depth charge, but the caliber is 375 mm. The attached photo shows a practice variant.

 

[MINENAZ16]

The German Navy has a similar type of anti submarine depth charge, but the caliber is 375 mm. The attached photo shows a practice variant.

French also used 375mm, different from 305mm, 375mm is not a mortar projectile but a rocket.
As far as I know Swedish Bofors made 375mm ASM rockets.

https://www.netmarine.net/f/armes/lr375/index.htm

German ASM ROCKET 375MM (UBUNG DM28) :




French 305mm ASM mortar projectile :


French 375mm ASM rocket (no gas check band) :

 

[William49]

Hello MINENAZ16,
this is an interesting info. Did the French Navy used the same fuze like the German Navy for this rocket?

 

[MINENAZ16]

Hello MINENAZ16,
this is an interesting info. Did the French Navy used the same fuze like the German Navy for this rocket?

US documentation described 3 fuzes for Swedish 375 ASM Rocket, Stidar (for HE - strange designation as "stidar" is a short name for fuze in swedish), Zambo (for HE - same as your picture) and smoke fuze (practice).
I don't know if French used various fuzes. I only know one with unknown name (hard to find navy documentation). You can see this fuze one the rocket picture I posted previously.

 

[William49]

Many thanks MINENAZ16 for your additional info.