During the Chaco war, Paraguayan Potez 25 used successfully a fragmentation bomb developed by the Arsenales de Guerra y Marina de Sajonia, located in Asunción , under the direction of Commander (Capitán de Fragata) Jose A. Bozzano.
The bombs had a weight 14 kilos 400 grs, and each Potez 25 could take up to 20 bombs of this type (10 under each wing) - their dimensions fitting the Potez wing bombs rack originally devised to carry up to 10 x 10kg French bombs type M or P.
They were called by the appellation "pina" (a Spanish world designating originally a conifer cone, that became widely used to designate the pineapple fruit)
(Click to enlarge the pics)
On the last photograph 2 "pina" bombs can be seen in the hands of the soldiers on the left, and what appear to be Cooper bombs in the hand of soldiers on the right.
It would be nice to get furter details (exact dimensions, explosive weight, fuzing) .....:tinysmile_fever_t:
The bombs had a weight 14 kilos 400 grs, and each Potez 25 could take up to 20 bombs of this type (10 under each wing) - their dimensions fitting the Potez wing bombs rack originally devised to carry up to 10 x 10kg French bombs type M or P.
They were called by the appellation "pina" (a Spanish world designating originally a conifer cone, that became widely used to designate the pineapple fruit)
(Click to enlarge the pics)
On the last photograph 2 "pina" bombs can be seen in the hands of the soldiers on the left, and what appear to be Cooper bombs in the hand of soldiers on the right.
It would be nice to get furter details (exact dimensions, explosive weight, fuzing) .....:tinysmile_fever_t:
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