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ID

OSMP451

Date

16 July 2020

Source

Location

Year

Munition Category

Functional use

Tentative Model

Research Organisation

Base Colour

Marking Colour

Marking Script

Condition

Mechanical Feature

Guidance

Domain

Fins Characteristic

Calibre

Analyst Note

Although this munition started out life as a mortar projectile of the M492-pattern, it has been modified to be dropped from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and, in its present state, could not be fired from a conventional mortar. As such, it is correctly classified here as an air-delivered bomb. (ARES)

External Research

Airwars

“Between one and three civilians were allegedly injured by a Turkish drone or mortar strike on Ad Darbasiyah.”

Read More on airwars.org

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