DAG-10- The Air Mines

[buba]

I look for info and pix of the DAG-10 (estanchevaya Aviatsiya GranaT)-10, how its work? Is any report the any success in battle?

[Hans S]

I look for info and pix of the DAG-10 (estanchevaya Aviatsiya GranaT)-10, how its work? Is any report the any success in battle?

Not much

Another weapon was the DAG-10 grenade launcher, an odd "aerial-mine" device that would eject grenades on little parachutes in the path of a pursuer and which, surprisingly, Soviet records say was very effective.
http://www.vectorsite.net/avil2.html

http://www.ctrl-c.liu.se/misc/RAM/pe-2.html

Cheers

Hans

[buba]

Thx Hans, but I can't found the pix anybody help?

[BIGpanzer]

Since July 1944 many Soviet bombers were equipped with special package DAG-10 for 10 2-kg air grenades AG-2 (those spherical grenades with parachute exploded in 3-4 s after release and destroyed attacking fighters by 130 fragments (weight 3-80 g) within a radius of 10-50 m).
Also DAG-5 were used for 5 air grenades. In principle AG-1/AG-2 air grenades were developed for the rear defense of battle planes IL-2 (first single-seat modifications without gunner) in 1941. Used quite widely since the middle 1942.

DAG means Derzhatel' Aviatsionnyh Granat = Rack for Air Grenades