Munitions ID Assistance

Posted At : December 11, 2011 7:26 AM | Posted By : Admin
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A UXO Technician deployed in an undisclosed international location took pictures of the following munition items while deployed on assignment. They appear to be Chinese Type 84 scatterable mines but second opinions are being sought as well as any additional technical specifications on the munitions.

Mine

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Identification Assistance

Posted At : November 19, 2010 8:51 PM | Posted By : Admin
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Alberta, Canada A UXOInfo.com reader working on a project last month sorting scrap metal which included munitions debris came across an item that the team could not positively identify. Pictures of the unknown item are shown below including its projectile shape body with a threaded base plug. The scrap material where the item was found in is believed to be from Canadian Forces Base Suffield, Canada's largest military training base.

Suffield

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UXO History Question

Posted At : March 6, 2009 2:22 PM | Posted By : Admin
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The following question was received by a UXOInfo.com reader for posting:

"In the 1940's British bomb disposal units were split into two team types: Removal teams and Sterilization teams. What were the differences in duties and responsibilities of the two teams? Please define removal and sterilization as it pertained to British Bomb disposal procedures in the 1940's."

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Question From UXOInfo.com User

Posted At : September 9, 2007 11:08 AM | Posted By : Admin
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Question - "Does anyone have any advice, or can they identify a reliable source, regarding the average/accepted Circular Error Probable (CEP) for dumb bombs dropped by B52 and other US aircraft during the Vietnam War - during Operation Rolling Thunder (to late 1968) and post-Operation Rolling Thunder?"

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Question  Ordnance ID Help

Posted At : January 20, 2007 8:03 AM | Posted By : Admin
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This image was received from a UXO News Wire Service subscriber that wished to remain anonymous. He wanted to know what specific type of bomb is shown in the picture. It was reported that the item was just under 2 meters long and its casing was marked "MFP AMF YORK 0873". If you think you know the specific type or Mark / Mod number of this item please post it as a comment to the article. Thank you.

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Question  Ordnance Identification Assistance

Posted At : December 22, 2006 2:59 PM | Posted By : Admin
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A question from Busselton, Australia -

"I am seeking advice about the appropriate response to an unidentified object that has the potential to be UXO. Having now carried out some research, I suspect it is some form of very old artillery shell (75 mm?)".

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Question - Ordnance Id

Posted At : June 13, 2006 5:36 PM | Posted By : Admin
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An ordnance made of steel was found with the markings CP1642 or CP1842. It not active and seems quite old. Does anyone know of the origin of this projectile.

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Question - Ordnance Identifcation

Posted At : June 13, 2006 5:35 PM | Posted By : Admin
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I have what I believe to be a Federal Parrott shell. It has been in my family for generations, collected by my great grand father. This shell has weathered perhaps 30 to 35 yrs out of doors as an ornament on a fence. In later years my father, now deceased (an ordnance officer-Aberdeen Proving Grounds) had little knowledge of its disposition. Yet, we never ran for cover when happening across this projectile. I can peer into the top of the projectile aprox. 1" into what looks like the cement that great grampa added to this shell. Please offer me some advice on the object in my possession. It would be greatly appreciated.

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