Bomblet submunition

cluster bomb

A projectile that, when dropped from an aircraft or fired through the air, releases explosive fragments over a wide area.

cluster bomb

(Military) a bomb that throws out a number of smaller bombs or antipersonnel projectiles when it explodes

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Noun

cluster bomb - bomb consisting of a canister that is dropped from a plane and that opens to release a cluster of bomblets (usually fragmentation bombs) over a wide area; "cluster bombs cannot be targeted precisely"

bomb - an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions

bomblet, cluster bomblet - one of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb

anti-personnel bomb, antipersonnel bomb, daisy cutter, fragmentation bomb - a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles

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cluster bomb

n → Splitterbombe f

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anti-personnel bomb
antipersonnel bomb
bomb
bombie
bomblet
chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile
cluster
cluster bomblet
CS gas
daisy cutter
dispenser
fragmentation bomb
lachrymator
lacrimator
tear gas
teargas

Raytheon has completed delivery of the first LRIP lot of the AGM-154A variant with the Combined Effects Bomblet submunitions designed for large area targets.

First Use of JSOW in Combat Hailed as a Success by Business Wire

Raytheon has completed delivery of the first LRIP lot of the AGM-154A variant with the Combined Effects Bomblet submunitions designed for large area targets.

Raytheon Wins Joint Standoff Weapon Contract Valued at $734 Million by Business Wire

cluster bomb (redirected from Bomblet submunition)

cluster bomb
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