ODAB-500P
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| ODAB-500P | |
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| Type | Fuel-Air bomb |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 466 kg |
| Length | 2278 mm |
| Diameter | 500mm |
ODAB-500P (ros. ОДАБ-500П) – Soviet fuel-air bomb weighing 500 kg.
History
At the end of the 70's the Soviet Air Forces introduced the fuel-air bomb ODAB-500. It was used during the Soviet–Afghan War, where it was realised that the explosive it was using - Ethylene oxide, despite its volatility, was unable to form the correct fuel-air cloud and, as a result only 15-50% of bombs worked as intended. Due to this, the development of a new fuel-air weapon started.
Description
The bomb has a thin-walled body which contains 145 kg of piperylene (1,3-pentadiene) and seven charges of a solid explosive material (weighing 23 kg in total). The explosion of the solid explosive charges creates a fuel-air cloud whose explosion is initiated with an additional fuze. Thanks to the use of a liquid explosive, the explosion of the bomb is nearly thrice as powerful as that of a conventional HE bomb of the same weight.
References
- Butowski, Piotr (1997). Lotnictwo wojskowe Rosji. Ilustrowana encyklopedia techniki wojskowej. Warszawa: Lampart. p. 99. ISBN 8386776285. OCLC 165941287. T. 3 Suplement. Search this book on
- Gruszczyński, Jerzy (1993). Uzbrojenie lotnicze, wschód, PKL 3/93. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Altair. ISSN 1230-2953. Search this book on
- Szulc, Tomasz. "Nowe rosyjskie bomby lotnicze". Nowa Technika Wojskowa. Nr. 9 (1998): 40-44. ISSN 1230-1655.
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