Talk:CBU-55

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[edit] Used more than once

My understanding is that the CBU-55 was definatley used m,ore than once. The Khmer Air force is, I believe on the record of using it a lot. Unfortunately I can't find references to back this up but I am certain the weapon was used more than once, as stated in the article

also the US Navy Air Warfare Centre Weapons Development Division site http://www.nawcwpns.navy.mil/nawcwd/about/arming_the_fleet/h_influ1.htm claims that the weapon was not "fueled" by Propane (as is also claimed by several other personal accounts on web sites) but rather the weapon contains three submunitions containing ethylene oxide liquid fuel.

US Navy sites also claim the weapon was used in Desert Storm

The wikipedia page for the OV-10 Bronco refers to CBU-55'sw being dropped operationally from that aircraft in 1972, contradicting this article.

The air combat information groups website acig.org refers to the weapon being used in Cambodia by the Khmer Air force from 1974, and also infers the use by the US prior to that in that theatre. The same site refers to operational use in Laos —Preceding unsigned comment added by Angra (talk • contribs) 03:33, 20 August 2007

This article is plain wrong CBU-55 is definitely a Fuel Air Explosive device, a 500 lbs bomb containing three submunitions with ethylene oxide. It was used many times, not just once. And it's not as powefull as stated. There was, however, another bomb called blu-76, and I think early versions did use propane. That was a much larger bomb, over a ton. Check this link: http://www.popasmoke.com/visions/image.php?source=3667, that should make it clear. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.52.104.147 (talk) 22:25, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
There's a pilot in Hearts and Minds (film) that speaks of dropping CBU's. Perhaps the 750 lbs. CBU-55 was only used once, but smaller variations were used on multiple occaisions? - Eric (talk) 07:02, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
Okay, maybe it was used only once in Vietnam. I just found this:
"Second-generation FAE weapons were developed from the FAE I type devices (CBU-55/72) used in Vietnam. The Marine Corps and Navy withdrew their remaining fuel-air munitions from operational service following Operation Desert Storm. By 1996, the Army's Operations Support Command transfered the CBU-55 and CBU-72 to demilitarization, and by mid-2001 only a few hundred remained to be demilitarized." [1]. - Eric (talk) 08:05, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Notability, Cleanup, and POV

I have removed the Notability, Cleanup, and POV tags from the article. No apparent reason existed for any of these, neither an explaination for any of them here on the Talk page. - Eric (talk) 07:06, 22 April 2008 (UTC)