Aasen Bomb

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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