sancho
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Plz dont forget in IRAQ it was used on battalion of tanks which had no air support & SAM defences ,also IRAQI's T72 had some serious armour flaws in it's upper turret.So it was smooth kill
Exactly and that's what I pointed out as well. I am not a fan of cluster bombs in general, but it is clear that it will increase IAFs capabilities, although it is a weapon only for special strike roles and won't be a prime weapon for IAF.
That's correct the WMCD max range under ideal conditions is 20 kilometers. The extended range kit on the other hand increase the range of the munition (CBU-115) to 65 km same as the AASM.
First of all, that's not what you said earlier:
The WCMD is a add on kit to the CBU-105 that allows the pilot to safely engage the target from a stand-off range of between 20 Km-65 km
Secondly, IAF is not getting the range extended versions so far (just like they don't get SLAM-ER, JDAM-ER, or JASSM, but the normal Harpoon, the normal JDAM and only JSOW) and can use these bombs only with higher risk for the fighter/pilots, or just in later stages of the war, as be both agree.