OVERVIEW: The FAB-250M-62 (Fugasnaya Aviabomba) is a general purpose (GP) low-drag freefall bomb with a high explosive filler.


DETAILS: The FAB 250 kg M62 is a modern streamlined (Low Drag) design High Explosive GP bomb, which is thin cased and designed to produce destructive effect through blast overpressure and some casualties at long distance by the fragmentation of the casing. The FAB series of general purpose bombs can be released at between 500 meters-12,000 meters altitude and at speeds from 500-2,200 km/hour.   It has a kill radius of 27-195 meters for unarmored and 12-60 meters for lightly armored targets.



Weight: 	 227 kg
Filling Weight:	 149 kg (TNT equivalent)


NOTES:  IOC 1962.  The FAB-250M-62 is designed for use agains military and industrial facilities, light and unarmored targets and field fortifications. 

The main difference between the FAB and OFAB bombs is the thickness of the casing which on the FAB series of bombs is only 10 mm at the central parallel section of the bomb. 

The bomb has two fuze wells, one in the nose and one in the hollow section of the tail cone, into which are normally fitted impact and inertia/ impact fuzes (respectively).

 

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