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53-F-853AU
The 53-F-853AU (53-Ф-853АУ) is a cast iron-bodied 160 mm high explosive fragmentation (HE-frag) mortar bomb. The 53-F-853AU is normally seen marked up with its short-from designation of F-853AU (Ф-853АУ) and not its full GAU (later GRAU) index code. The 'F' (Ф) in the designation is short for the Russian word Fugasnyy (фугасный), which literally means 'high explosive'. The 'A' suffix denotes a high-strength cast iron bomb body, whilst the 'U'...
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