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[tusig1156]

Any idea what this is?

 

[Slick]

That is a sub-caliber mortar practice/training round from the 3-F-8 kit. There were a couple of dozen in each set, including all the necessary tubes and adapters to fit in the REAL mortar tube.

Here are three varieties:

I believe the first and middle one utilized a blank .22 for marking.

 

[EOD]

This is a US mortar subcaliber round. Unfortunately I can not find my reference on this. Anyone else?

EDIT:
Ah, Slick was faster...
The right one is the German DAG system.

 

[weberoed]

they are in a couple of the US mortar FMs and TMs from around 1979 thru 85. I have them but they are way to large to emails.

 

[US-Subs]

That is a sub-caliber mortar practice/training round from the 3-F-8 kit. There were a couple of dozen in each set, including all the necessary tubes and adapters to fit in the REAL mortar tube.

Here are three varieties:View attachment 75190 View attachment 75191

I believe the first and middle one utilized a blank .22 for marking.

The blue one was pneumatic launched. The one in question had special blanks made just for it, there were three box designs. It took two blanks, one for propulsion, one went in the nose for a spotter charge. There is a sleeve in the tail boom with different sized holes, used to bleed off gas and vary the range. I'll try and bring up some more photos in a bit.

 

[US-Subs]