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Aasen Bomb

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An Aasen Bomb (Granata con manico e paracadute tipo Aasen A2) was an early World War I bomb fashioned from a hand grenade with handle and parachute. It was dropped on the intended target from Italian military aircraft. The Aasen bomb was named for Nils Waltersen Aasen, a Norwegian arms inventor who developed a wide range of early prototypes which would later lead to the modern hand grenade for the military use.[1] [2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Aasen tipo A2 - sito dedicato agli armamenti italiani". talpo.it. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Nils Waltersen Aasen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "Nils Waltersen Aasen's Life". weebly.com. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "La grenade Assen type C modele 1915". militaria14. Retrieved August 1, 2017.


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