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ID

OSMP481

Date

30 September 2015

Source

Talbisa ↗

Reported Location

Syria › Homs › Talbisah

Year

2015

Munition Category

Air-Delivered Bomb

Functional use

Blast Munition Fragmentation Munition

Tentative Model

FAB-500 M54

Research Organisation

Airwars

Base Colour

Grey / Silver

Marking Colour

Black

Marking Script

Cyrillic

Condition

Delivered Munition Unfunctioned Munition Whole

Mechanical Feature

Welding Seams

Guidance

Unguided Munition

Domain

Air-to-Surface

Fins Characteristic

Fixed Fins

Weight Class

500 kg

Analyst Note

6 June 2024

The M-54 ‘high-drag’ series of Soviet/Russian air-delivered bombs can be distinguished by two key identification features: 1.) the ballistic ring located in the forward portion of the bomb (missing in this example); and 2.) the presence of two or four rectangular, longitudinal ‘levelling bars’ (two can be seen in this example). (ARES)

External Research

Airwars

“Up to 18 non-combatants were reported killed at Talbiseh by Russian aircraft in their first day of bombing in Syria.”