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ID BOMBS/MISSILE ?

can anyone ID this bomb or a missile displayed at MAKS 2005 ?

http://maks.sukhoi.ru/media/photo/maks2005/maks2005d1061.jpg

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By: Foxbat1155 - 4th September 2005 at 12:48

seems to me that its a body of a bomb but its in fact a jammer of some sort

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By: Arabella-Cox - 3rd September 2005 at 17:43

It’s indeed the ASP-500 fire-fighting ‘bomb’: http://www.bazalt.ru/pojar-eng.htm
The fact that it looks like a FAE is no coincidence though, the working principle appears to be similar and the ODAB-500 talked about above is made by the same company.

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By: eodda - 3rd September 2005 at 16:01

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My first posting on a forum, so please excuse me if I don’t get the protocol right!

This certainly looks like some sort of FAE bomb, although I’ve never seen it before. The lead coiled up at the front will be the fuze electrical arming lead. The hinge in the suspension band suggests that the band opens while the bomb is falling, allowing the case to fall free. The band could have some sort of mechanical timer and an explosive bolt release for opening after a certain descent time. The score marks will be weak points (like the US BLU-73/B) for case opening/filling release. All of this suggests an airburst fuzing system. Not sure about the electrical connector on the nose plate; could be a test point.

Has anybody got any more info on this or any other modern Russian bombs/fuzes? Likewise, has anybody got any more high quality pictures from MAKS like this one?

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By: pesho - 29th August 2005 at 18:13

The text on the front left one is FAB-500M,and above is writen mock-up.

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By: Arabella-Cox - 29th August 2005 at 17:04

Yep, looks like an ODAB-500 FAE.

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By: Wanshan - 29th August 2005 at 12:46

I think that the one with the red nose plug may be a russian 500kg FAE or else a anti-personnel cluster munition.

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By: Arabella-Cox - 29th August 2005 at 10:41

Looks a bit like an ASP-500 fire extinguishing bomb.

…for putting out forest fires and such like.

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