New pieces

[US-Subs]

Got a little new submunition stuff in recently, a French 74mm, Spanish variation on the M42 design and finally a fuze for my South African Alpha Bomb. I forget the Spanish designation but it's logged in the Bombatorium database.

 

[jvollenberg]

We are actually working on the Spanish submunition, we don't know the nomenclature for it (have it listed as unknown). The French one I don't see a publication on it yet, interesting looking design, kind of reminds me of a Brizilian one I saw one time in Iraq.

I love the alpha bomb. Neat design and produce some nasty frag when they go off. They bounce like crazy on a cement floor.

Joe

 

[HAZORD]

Nice treasure!

 

[US-Subs]

Thanks John. I've got the Spanish one marked as the HEDP ESPIN, but that could be just a US designation and not the official one, if one exists.

I'm back to work on the Handbook, it's coming along nicely, though just US for now.

 

[jvollenberg]

not sure ... since I am sitting at home ... but I am almost positive that the ESPIN is the name of the mortar that the sub comes out of. I would have to confirm that on Tuesday. But I thought thats what I saw before I left work.

Joe

 

[US-Subs]

That sounds about right. I don't know if the sub carries the designation as well or not.

 

[EOD]

According to the Instalaza website and real specimen the designation for the projectile is MAT-120 and is also found on the submunitions itself.

http://m.faz.net/;m=is;f=jpg;h=425;...90;w=552/it:teanoi/Rz7-qcTm8RSH3V5vHu2zyw.jpg

http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/media/images/photographs/2011_Libya_Mat120b_0.jpg

http://www.uruknet.info/pic.php?f=27mat-120.jpg

There is also a MAT-81 in 81mm.

 

[blu97]

Nice pieces jeff.
The spanish one is used in Libya now

 

[TimG]

Has anyone a circuit diagram for the M120 submunition fuze that they would be kind enough to post please?

TIA

TimG