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Originally Posted by MtnGoat
Okay 18C name the below on this munition.
Name the following:
1) Type by function
2) Safety Hazards
3) What weapon "fires" this warhead.
4) Type and name of Fuze.
5) BIP method?
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I'm going to be the next untrained, no-prior-service wannabe to wander out of my lane for this thread. But the thread title includes wannabes, so here goes.
1. It appears to be a BLU-97/B munition. Scored steel, designed to fragment and really screw the day for anyone nearby. I believe this is an anti-tank weapon.
2. Fragmentation plus incendiary effects. Essentially a 20 cm long x 6 cm diameter frag grenade. Hard to see in the shadow of the black metal / plastic, but perhaps the collar didn't push up to arm the munition? If my earlier assumption is correct (that this an anti-tank weapon), then this is an impact-triggered submunition and should have detonated on hitting a target or the ground. Perhaps it really is armed but the sandy soil cushioned the impact enough to prevent detonation?
3. CBU-87, TLAM-D, and a JSOW? The CBU-87 is an aircraft-launched cluster bomb.
4. The munition should arm at 6.5 G. The CBU-87/B has a FZU-39/B proximity sensor (timer or radar proximity sensor) for releasing the BLU-97s, I'm still looking for the individual munition detonator.
5. Unlike the last test item, this one has no motor to destroy. I'd imagine a C4 block would do this job as well, but what I don't know would fill libraries. If it's impact-triggered, might a well-placed shot set it off?
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