The AGITAB-500-300 agitation bomb is designed to disperse agitation literature over enemy territory when dropped from a soaring flight from an altitude of 150 to 500 m at a flight speed of up to 1,500 km/h and from a horizontal flight at an altitude of 700 to 25,000 m at a flight speed of up to 3,000 km/h.
The AGITAB-500-300 agitation bomb is adjusted by one AT-EB ( ATM-EB) or TM-24B igniter with MDV-4 retardant, one disconnecting mechanism and one parachute shell ejector.
The bomb is painted with grey enamel. On the joint between the front and rear of the bomb there is a black strip 10 mm wide, 120 mm long
The bombs are suspended from the aircraft as the FAB-500.
The Bomb consists of :
- Split body bomb,
- a disconnecting mechanism,
- a parachute box - the parachute brakes the bomb in the last section of the flight path,
- agitation literature.
Main technical data :
Types of agitation literature :
Dimensions in mm:
- 2100 x 300 leaflet,
- leaflet 15 x 210,
- leaflet 105 x 150,
- brochure 145 x 220, folded in two and inserted into the tape,
- brochure 125 x 165, folded into a tape,
- magazines 25 x 33 cm, folded twice and inserted in tape,
- a newspaper folded to 105 x 300 mm and inserted in the tape.
Bombshell
Length : 2404 - 2333,5 mm
Diameter : 400 mm
Weightť:
Agitation literature : 46 - 75 kg.
- with leaflets on printing paper 304 - 312 kg,
- with brochures on printing paper 294 - 301 kg,
- with magazines on printing paper 296 - 297 kg,
- with newspapers on newsprint 283-288 kg.
Empty bomb : 234 kg
Source : Let-24-9Agitational bomb AGITAB-500-300 Description, prescription ČSĽA - Naše vojsko Praha, 1971
The AGITAB-500-300 agitation bomb is adjusted by one AT-EB ( ATM-EB) or TM-24B igniter with MDV-4 retardant, one disconnecting mechanism and one parachute shell ejector.
The bomb is painted with grey enamel. On the joint between the front and rear of the bomb there is a black strip 10 mm wide, 120 mm long
The bombs are suspended from the aircraft as the FAB-500.
The Bomb consists of :
- Split body bomb,
- a disconnecting mechanism,
- a parachute box - the parachute brakes the bomb in the last section of the flight path,
- agitation literature.
Main technical data :
Types of agitation literature :
Dimensions in mm:
- 2100 x 300 leaflet,
- leaflet 15 x 210,
- leaflet 105 x 150,
- brochure 145 x 220, folded in two and inserted into the tape,
- brochure 125 x 165, folded into a tape,
- magazines 25 x 33 cm, folded twice and inserted in tape,
- a newspaper folded to 105 x 300 mm and inserted in the tape.
Bombshell
Length : 2404 - 2333,5 mm
Diameter : 400 mm
Weightť:
Agitation literature : 46 - 75 kg.
- with leaflets on printing paper 304 - 312 kg,
- with brochures on printing paper 294 - 301 kg,
- with magazines on printing paper 296 - 297 kg,
- with newspapers on newsprint 283-288 kg.
Empty bomb : 234 kg
Source : Let-24-9Agitational bomb AGITAB-500-300 Description, prescription ČSĽA - Naše vojsko Praha, 1971