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ID

OSMP856

Date

12 April 2023

Source

Myanmar Witness

Reported Location

Year

2023

Munition Category

Air-Delivered Bomb

Functional use

Blast Munition Fragmentation Munition

Tentative Model

MAB-10B6

Research Organisation

Myanmar Witness

Base Colour

Green

Marking Colour

Red

Condition

Delivered Munition Part Unfunctioned Munition

Guidance

Unguided Munition

Domain

Air-to-Surface

Fins Characteristic

Fixed Fins

Analyst Note

2 November 2024

The circles in this image indicate where the fixed fin assembly is connected to the bomb body. Fin assemblies such as this help stabilise the bomb as it falls, improving the predictability of the trajectory and thus precision. Fins also orient the bomb as it falls so that munition travels nose-down. Orientation of the bomb on impact can play a role in fuze functioning, as well as the distribution of explosive or other effects. (ARES)

External Research

Myanmar Witness

“During the course of the investigation, Myanmar Witness analysed a video posted by local residents on Facebook on 12 April 2023, in which they claim that munitions from a military aircraft had been found in Si Thaung.”