ASh-2
| ASh-2 | |
|---|---|
| General Information | |
| Designation: | ASh-2 |
| Type: | Cluster munitions |
| Country of origin: |
 Soviet Union
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| Manufacturer: | Factory No. 67 and 145 |
| Commissioning: | 1939 |
| Working time: | 1939-1945 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Combat weight: |
ASh-2 : 1.74-1.92 kg. ASh-4 : 3.87 kg |
| Charge: | Thickened liquid incendiary material or chemical warfare agents |
| Diameter: |
ASh-2 : 125 mm ASh-4 : 260 mm |
| Lists on the subject | |
The ASh-2 and ASh-4 ( Russian АЖ-2 ) were Soviet aircraft-dropped incendiary bombs that were used during World War II . The ASh-2 was added to the armament in 1939. 750,000 pieces were produced annually.
construction
The ASh-2 incendiary bomb consisted of a ball with a diameter of 125 mm. The bomb body consisted of tinplate with a wall thickness of 0.2-0.3 mm. Four circumferential notches were made on the circular surface , which served as predetermined breaking points . The bomb did not have a detonator . The ASh-2 bombs were filled with 1.53 kg of the incendiary liquid KS . This used motor gasoline , diesel fuel or kerosene as a basis . A mixture of white phosphorus , sulfur and tetraphosphorus trisulfide was added to this.
Application
The ASh-2 incendiary bomb was dropped from containers or cluster bombs. When it hits the surface of the earth , the thin-walled bomb shell bursts and the liquid incendiary mixture sprayed. This immediately ignited on contact with air . The sticky liquid burned for 1.5-3 minutes at a temperature of 800-1000 ° C. In doing so, she developed thick white smoke . It stuck to vehicles and smeared slits, windows and observation devices. The white smoke also blinded the crews.
Even small splashes of the burn mixture caused severe and poorly healing burns on the skin . Because of its hydrophobic properties, the fire mixture was also difficult to extinguish with water or to remove from the skin. The acrid white smoke could also cause poisoning .
variants
- ASh-2: Filled with the fire mix KS or HBP .
- ASh-2NOW: Filled with sedentary chemical warfare agents and UWUD detonators.
- ASh-2SOW: Filled with volatile chemical warfare agents and UWUD detonators.
- ASh-4: Enlarged version with a diameter of 260 mm and a filling of 3.14 kg of fire liquid.
- OCT-1.5: Further development of the ASh-2 during the Cold War .
Litter bin
The ASh-2 incendiary bombs were dropped from airplanes from cluster munitions containers. Well-known containers were the WAP-500 , ABK-P-500 and the KMB 150 . The main aircraft used were the Tupolev SB-2 bomber and the Ilyushin Il-2 attack aircraft . The latter was able to bring 150 ASh-2 into action.
commitment
The ASh-2 incendiary bomb was used by the Red Army from 1941 . The largest operations took place in the context of the Battle of the Kursk Arch and the Battle of Stalingrad .
Others
The ASh-2KS was an unchanged version for the infantry, which could fire them with special launchers 250 meters.
Web links
- http://armedman.ru/bombardirovochnoe-i-raketnoe-oruzhie/aviatsionnyie-zazhigatelnyie-ampulyi-azh-2-i-azh-4.html (Source there: E. Pyryev, S. Reznichenko: Bomber Arming Russian Aviation in the years 1912–1945 .)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Ampollas AZh-2 y AZh-4. In: rkka.es. VVS - Fuerzas aereas del ejercito rojo, accessed on July 26, 2019 (Spanish).
- ↑ a b c d Ампуломет. Забытое оружие ВОВ? In: topwar.ru. Topwar, accessed July 26, 2019 (Russian).
- ↑ Dierk Hensel: AU-125 = ASh-2 = ASh2-KS = ASch-2 = OKT-8 = OKT-11? Assumptions (pdf, German)
- ↑ European Explosive Ordnance Disposal Association: Brandampullen (pdf, German)