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| USSR – BOMBS AND FUZES |
| BOMBS |
| ARMOR PIERCING |
| PTAB-1.5 |
| TYPE |
Shaped Charge, anti-tank bomb |
| NOSE FUZE |
None |
| TAIL FUZE |
Mechanical Impact firing mechanism |
| TOTAL LENGTH (in.) |
14 |
| BODY LENGTH (in.) |
–– |
| MAXIMUM DIAMETER (in.) |
2.1 |
| WALL THICKNESS (in.) |
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| TOTAL WEIGHT |
3.3 |
| CHARGE/WEIGHT RATIO |
43% |
| MAIN CHARGE (TYPE & WEIGHT) |
1.5 lbs. |
| SUSPENSION |
Normally carried in a cluster container |
| COLOR MARKINGS |
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| BODY CONSTRUCTION |
The bomb is composed of spot welded sheet metal sec-tions. A cylindrical sheet metal casing is pressed over the spot welded sections for added strength and frag-mentation effect. |
| TAIL CONSTRUCTION |
The tail unit is cylindrical sheet metal member with four narrow longitudinal sheet metal fins. |
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REMARKS – This bomb will produce a 1.8 inch diameter hole in 3 inch armor plate. It also has some fragmentation effect. Its primary targets are tanks and trucks. |
| The PTAB-2.5, generally similar to the PTAB-1.5, has been reported. |
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Figure 16 |
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