CBU-24
Introduced by the United States in 1968, the CBU-24 is an anti-personnel cluster bomb characterized by its payload of 665 spherical BLU-26 "guava" submunitions. Key figures: guidance Unguided. In service with 1 country — United States.
| Warhead | Fragmentation submunitions |
| Guidance | Unguided |
Description
The CBU-24 cluster bomb was developed in the 1960s to meet requirements for a tactical area-denial and anti-personnel weapon system.
The weapon is an unguided, free-fall cluster bomb. It utilizes an SUU-30 dispenser containing BLU-26 or BLU-36 antipersonnel fragmentation submunitions, which are spherical bomblets designed to scatter over a broad footprint. Following release from an aircraft, a mechanical timer fuze initiates the opening of the dispenser canister in mid-air, allowing centrifugal force to distribute the submunitions. The submunitions detonate upon impact or after a preset delay, dispersing shrapnel to disable personnel and unarmored targets.
The CBU-24 was widely deployed by the United States military. It was used extensively during the Vietnam War, where forces employed it against personnel, supply lines, and air defense radar sites.
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