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CBU-99 Rockeye II, consists of 247 Mk 118 Mod 1 or Mod 2 anti-tank bomblets in an SUU-75 dispenser [6] CBU-100 Rockeye II, consists of 247 Mk 118 Mod 1 or Mod 2 anti-tank bomblets in an SUU-76 dispenser [7] Mk 7 dispenser as training version of the Mk 20, indicated by a single blue band [8]
The M118 is an air-dropped general-purpose or demolition bomb used by United States military forces. It dates back to the time of the Korean War of the early 1950s. Although it has a nominal weight of 3,000 pounds (1,400 kg), its actual weight, depending on fuse and retardation options, is somewhat higher.
A Mod 1 version of the bomb was also produced with a cylindrical steel anti-ricochet attachment spot welded to the nose giving it a blunt profile. Type 1 No.25 Mk 2 Model 1-259 kg (572 lb) 144 kg (317 lb) Type 98 explosive: Cast nose welded to a 6.4 mm (1 ⁄ 4 in) thick cylindrical body: 180 cm (72 in) Horizontal, two guide studs and ...
The Georgian army used LAR-160 multiple rocket launchers to fire MK4 LAR 160 type rockets (with M-85 bomblets) with a range of 45 kilometers the Georgian Minister of Defense (MoD) said. [64] Human Rights Watch accused the Russian Air Force of using RBK-250 cluster bombs during the conflict. [65]
Each bomblet is a yellow cylinder with a length of 20 centimeters and a diameter of 6 centimeters. The BLU-97/B bomblets are designed to be used against armor, people and soft skinned targets and consist of a shaped charge, a scored steel fragmentation case and a zirconium ring for incendiary effects. The CBU-87 can also be equipped with an ...
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea is expanding a key weapons manufacturing complex that assembles a type of short-range missile used by Russia in Ukraine, researchers at a U.S.-based think ...
[1] A multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) is an exoatmospheric ballistic missile payload containing several warheads, each capable of being aimed to hit a different target. The concept is almost invariably associated with intercontinental ballistic missiles carrying thermonuclear warheads, even if not strictly being limited ...
The B/1M prototype (like the steel B/1 model that preceded it) was inspired by the post-war movement’s angular forms — and, more specifically, the windows of New York’s Breuer Building.