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INERT Vietnam War era, BLU-26 submunition bomblet, used in the SUU-30 dispenser, which was the payload section of the CBU-24 cluster bomb.
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INERT Vietnam War era, BLU-26 submunition bomblet, used in the SUU-30 dispenser, which was the payload section of the CBU-24 cluster bomb. The CBU-24 (Cluster Bomb Unit-24) is an unguided, aircraft delivered anti-personnel and anti-materiel weapon developed by the United States. Because it is an unguided weapon, the CBU-24 can be carried and dropped by any aircraft capable of carrying standard "dumb" or "iron" bombs. The CBU-24 cluster bomb consists of a SUU-30 dispenser unit containing a payload of 665 tennis ball-sized, 1 pound, BLU-26 fragmentation submunitions, also known as bomblets. Once dropped from the delivery aircraft, the CBU-24 casing breaks open in flight and releases the individual submunitions, scattering them over a large area. Each submunition is designed to detonate and damage or destroy targets within the weapon's footprint by explosion, concussion and fragmentation effects. While most BLU-26 submunitions explode on impact, they can also be set for air-burst or fixed-period delayed detonation. While primarily designed as an anti-personnel weapon, the bomblets can also damage structures and soft vehicle targets within the target area. The BLU-26 submunitions were used to great destructive effect during the Vietnam War. Laos is the most heavily bombed country in the world per capita, with more than 270 million cluster submunitions dropped on it during the Vietnam War from 1963 to 1974. An estimated 80 million of these 'bombies', as they're known in Laos, failed to detonate, remaining 'live' in the ground. This inert submunition is a interesting reminder of a very tumultuous time in human history. Click the links below for some interesting videos.
CLICK FOR VIDEO: US Forces Deploying Cluster Bombs in Vietnam
CLICK FOR VIDEO: Bombing Runs Over Vietnam
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