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List of Cluster Munitions used by India
1) KMG-U dispensers:
KMG-U has a cylindrical aluminum fuselage is divided into 8 sections, each has its own pneumatically opened doors. It can be filled with:
2) BL-755
The BL755 looks like a standard 450 kilograms (1,000 lb) general purpose bomb but with a hard "saddle" on the spine for ejector release and crutching pad loads and a distinctive large turbine-like air arming vane on the nose. The four rear fins are squared off in appearance, but on closer inspection can be seen to be hollow and telescopic. A central extrudedaluminum skeleton provides seven bays long by seven bays around, each containing 21 submunitions (147 total).
Currently used by MiG-27s and Jaguars.
3) BLG-66 Belouga:
The Matra/Thomson BLG 66 Belouga cluster bomb was developed in 1970s as a replacement for the Giboulee cluster bomb. The bomb has a small braking parachute to slow its speed and hold it horizontal prior to ejection of the sub-munitions. Unlike many cluster bombs, this weapon does not shed its covering to dispense its submunitions. Instead, it has 152 external munition pockets, and the sub munitions are ejected in a dense or distributed pattern according to pilot selection, each one having a small parachute to ensure vertical delivery. Sub-munitions include fragmentation with either instantaneous or delayed fuzing, or anti-armour. France apparently destroyed its stock of Belouga cluster bombs between 1996 and 2002. However, these weapons were sold to Argentina, Greece, India and Iraq, and some likely remain in service today.
http://www.ultracast.ca/products/BelcherBits/Aircraft/BB027/Belcher_BB27_Instructions.pdf
1) KMG-U dispensers:
KMG-U has a cylindrical aluminum fuselage is divided into 8 sections, each has its own pneumatically opened doors. It can be filled with:
- 96 (8×12) AO-2,5RT 2,5 kilogram-mass high explosive mines
- 96 (8×12) PTM-1 anti-tank mines
- 156 PFM-1S mines
2) BL-755
The BL755 looks like a standard 450 kilograms (1,000 lb) general purpose bomb but with a hard "saddle" on the spine for ejector release and crutching pad loads and a distinctive large turbine-like air arming vane on the nose. The four rear fins are squared off in appearance, but on closer inspection can be seen to be hollow and telescopic. A central extrudedaluminum skeleton provides seven bays long by seven bays around, each containing 21 submunitions (147 total).
Currently used by MiG-27s and Jaguars.
3) BLG-66 Belouga:
The Matra/Thomson BLG 66 Belouga cluster bomb was developed in 1970s as a replacement for the Giboulee cluster bomb. The bomb has a small braking parachute to slow its speed and hold it horizontal prior to ejection of the sub-munitions. Unlike many cluster bombs, this weapon does not shed its covering to dispense its submunitions. Instead, it has 152 external munition pockets, and the sub munitions are ejected in a dense or distributed pattern according to pilot selection, each one having a small parachute to ensure vertical delivery. Sub-munitions include fragmentation with either instantaneous or delayed fuzing, or anti-armour. France apparently destroyed its stock of Belouga cluster bombs between 1996 and 2002. However, these weapons were sold to Argentina, Greece, India and Iraq, and some likely remain in service today.
http://www.ultracast.ca/products/BelcherBits/Aircraft/BB027/Belcher_BB27_Instructions.pdf
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