Le Garenne 78 Posted September 13, 2013 Share #1 Posted September 13, 2013 Just got that from a US navy grouping. I have no idea what is it. If anyone knows what it is, please let me know Thanks Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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B229 Posted September 13, 2013 Share #3 Posted September 13, 2013 Just got that from a US navy grouping. I have no idea what is it. If anyone knows what it is, please let me know Thanks Charles It's a US bomblet, or cluster submunition, used in "cluster bombs". Not sure of the specific type, but the blue paint indicates it's an inert trainer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted September 13, 2013 Share #4 Posted September 13, 2013 Blue usually does indicate practice/inert.Not sure why a cluster would be painted blue since its a bomblet and released from a larger bomb. BLU-25/B The BLU-25/B was a cylindrical anti-personnel bomblet. It was used as the payload of the CBU-18/A cluster bomb (BLU-25/B in SUU-13A/A). BLU-26/B The BLU-26/B "Guava" was an air-dispensed APAM (anti-personnel/anti-material) fragmentation bomblet with 600 embedded steel fragments. The BLU-26/B had three different fuzing options. It could detonate immediately on impact, as an airburst 9 m (30 ft) above ground, or after a selectable but fixed time after impact. The externally identical BLU-36/B and BLU-59/B had random-delay fuzes. The BLU-26/B was used as payload in the following cluster bombs: CBU-23/B (BLU-26/B in SUU-31/B) CBU-24/B (665 BLU-26/B or BLU-36/B in SUU-30/B) CBU-24A/B (665 BLU-26/B or BLU-36/B in SUU-30A/B) CBU-24B/B (665 BLU-26/B or BLU-36/B in SUU-30B/B) CBU-24C/B (665 BLU-26/B or BLU-36/B in SUU-30C/B) In 1966/67, the BLU-26/B bomblet was also evaluated as a payload for the AGM-12C Bullpup guided missile. These tests probably led to the development of the AGM-12E variant, which had an anti-personnel cluster bomb warhead using BLU-26/B bomblets. Data for BLU-26/B: Diameter: 64 mm (2.5 in) Weight: 435 g (0.95 lb) Explosive: 85 g (0.19 lb) Cyclotol Drawing, Photo: via ORDATA Online Website BLU-26/B / BLU-36/B / BLU-59/B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stony Posted September 13, 2013 Share #5 Posted September 13, 2013 Looks like the thermite grenade used by Princess Lea in "Return of the Jedi", lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveP Posted September 14, 2013 Share #6 Posted September 14, 2013 These bomblets were used for USAF load training...typically we saw them in the classroom during "academics" prior to hands-on training to load the larger cluster bombs...gave new troops an idea what was inside the canister. As I recall there was something like 146 or so in a SUU-30. Someone out there knows the exact number...ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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