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Serbian bomb ??
- Thread starter Chris
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Hi Chris.
There is already a post on this bomb dropped by the Myanmar airforce against the rebels in the province of Karenni
It has been "officially" identified as a 250kg FAB bomb of Serbian origin sold by through the Sloboda company to the Myanmar new governement.
However:
1) It does not appear among the sales documentation of Serbian aerial bombs to Myanmar
2) It does not appear in the catalogs of Serbian bombs producers (Krusic, Valir, UTVA and Sloboda)
Other photographs of this bomb are in the above link
There is already a post on this bomb dropped by the Myanmar airforce against the rebels in the province of Karenni
Need ID on this bomb
Need an ID on this bomb and fuze. Fuze was under the nose element. The fuze seems too modern for the bomb. Not 100% on location maybe Myramar
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However:
1) It does not appear among the sales documentation of Serbian aerial bombs to Myanmar
2) It does not appear in the catalogs of Serbian bombs producers (Krusic, Valir, UTVA and Sloboda)
Other photographs of this bomb are in the above link
In the back there is something like a passage to the mechanism that unlocks it similarly to the system ,,EPU,, (but it won't be a parachute for that, it's too small)I guess it's a charge for initiating TB.
It has two red stripes. (some munitions mark thermobaric ammunition this way).
That would make sense for the impact electric sensor and then the function and delay selector on the fuse.
Croatia produced TB ammunition, among other projects, for example unguided rockets.
Bulgaria also marks TB bombs with two red stripes on the cylindrical part.
Akon
It has two red stripes. (some munitions mark thermobaric ammunition this way).
That would make sense for the impact electric sensor and then the function and delay selector on the fuse.
Croatia produced TB ammunition, among other projects, for example unguided rockets.
Bulgaria also marks TB bombs with two red stripes on the cylindrical part.
Akon
This is what I could gather from various information sources on Myanmar's thermobaric bombs:
1) These bombs were either imported directly from China or partially or wholly assembled in the DI 21 factory from imported parts.
2) These bombs are manufactured by a Chinese state-owned arms company known as the China South Industries Group Corporation which first showcased them in 2015 before transferring production to Myanmar for the purpose of supplying the Myanmar air force.
Known as DI 21, the factory produces aerial bombs used for multiple purposes by the Myanmar military, including air raids.
Similarities between bombs produced in the DI 21 factory and other bombs manufactured and marketed in China South corroborate that their design is Chinese origin.
I have a couple of remarks on this:
1) the Fuel-air explosive aerial bomb showcased by the Chinese and in Myanmar looks different. Here are a couple of photographs of the Chinese 250kg Fuel-air explosive aerial bombs used in Myanmar (BTW these same bombs are also in use with the Pakistan Air Force)
2) the tail of the bomb dropped by the Myanmar airforce against the rebels in the province of Karenni, looks very much like the one of the larger Russian incendiary/thermobaric bombs (ZAB 500Sh, FAB-3000) - the Russian also support military the Myanmar regime.
3) A double red band near the nose of the bomb stands in Myanmar for High Explosive (but, as for Russians, thermobaric may be indeed classified as "high explosive"))
1) These bombs were either imported directly from China or partially or wholly assembled in the DI 21 factory from imported parts.
2) These bombs are manufactured by a Chinese state-owned arms company known as the China South Industries Group Corporation which first showcased them in 2015 before transferring production to Myanmar for the purpose of supplying the Myanmar air force.
Known as DI 21, the factory produces aerial bombs used for multiple purposes by the Myanmar military, including air raids.
Similarities between bombs produced in the DI 21 factory and other bombs manufactured and marketed in China South corroborate that their design is Chinese origin.
I have a couple of remarks on this:
1) the Fuel-air explosive aerial bomb showcased by the Chinese and in Myanmar looks different. Here are a couple of photographs of the Chinese 250kg Fuel-air explosive aerial bombs used in Myanmar (BTW these same bombs are also in use with the Pakistan Air Force)
2) the tail of the bomb dropped by the Myanmar airforce against the rebels in the province of Karenni, looks very much like the one of the larger Russian incendiary/thermobaric bombs (ZAB 500Sh, FAB-3000) - the Russian also support military the Myanmar regime.
3) A double red band near the nose of the bomb stands in Myanmar for High Explosive (but, as for Russians, thermobaric may be indeed classified as "high explosive"))
