Bomb in 99 No. 3 Type 3


99 No. 3 Type 3 Sango (Japanese Koral) - A Japanese antiaircraft bomber designed to attack an enemy bomber in flight. It was used in combat during the Second World War. History

The bomb was designed in 1938 and was accepted into service in 1939 (2599 in the Japanese calendar, hence "model 99"). A cylindrical bomb which, along with the tail part, was 693 mm in length, contained 144 steel balls filled with white phosphorus. After dropping out of the plane, the tail no. 99 no. 3 model 1, armed a bomb that exploded in the air, throwing down lighted balls. The balls were scattered by explosives placed in the middle of the bomb with a cargo of explosive material. 98 or szimozy. The bomb was equipped with an additional shock head detector (model 2 model 2 or model 3 model 2). The weight of the bomb was 33.7 kilograms.

The nose of the bomb was painted silver and the tail feathers were red.

In 1943, a simplified model of this bomb, wz. 3 No. 6 Type 1 Model 1. Bibliography

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