KhAB-250

The KhAB-250 is the provisional naming of an aerial bomb developed by the Soviet Air Force to deliver the chemical weapon sarin.[1]

The KhAB-250 operational weight has been reported as 333 lb (151 kg)[2] and 514 lb (233 kg).[1] 24 could be carried by the Tupolev Tu-22.[2]

The bomb uses a burst charge to detonate on impact with the ground. It contains a payload of 108 lb (49 kg) of sarin.[1]

The KhAB-250 was displayed at Shikani Test and Proving Grounds in 1986 as a component of the then-current Soviet chemical arsenal. Contemporary analysts noted that it appeared relatively unsophisticated compared to Soviet conventional munitions of the same time frame.[1]

The bomb was removed from service as a result of the Chemical Weapons Convention in the early 1990s.

See also

References
  1. Jones, David R, ed. (1978). The Military Encyclopedia of Russia and Eurasia, Vol. 8. Gulf Breeze, FL: Academic International Press. pp. 181–182. ISBN 0-87569-198-6.
  2. Sergey Burdin (17 November 2005). Tupolev TU-22. Pen and Sword. pp. 92–. ISBN 978-1-84415-241-4.
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