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Croatian experimental bouncing mine GB-04

goran_croatia

Well-Known Member
This mine was also experimental and it was made as alternative to GB-02 bouncing mine. The principle of functioning after activation was the same as on GB-02 (see my description in GB-02 topic) but the main difference was in aluminium propelling charge case instead of plastic case used on GB-02. The chief of PGB team from Brodosplit started it's construction as alternative to GB-02 if plastic propelling charge case from GB-02 shows sensitive to bursting during ignition of black powder propelling charge.

Also you may notice that original constructor's technical cutaway drawing is unfinished because this mine also has never been finished and put in serial production. Less then 10 pcs of live version have been made for testing,all with various technical solutions for dual purpose fuze between Cetinka and PGB-02 bodies.

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Technical data:
Total length: 226 mm, Maximum diameter: 60 mm, Total weight: 1560 grams, Explosive filler: 155 grams (120+35) of Trotyl
 
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