BLG-252

BLG-252 is a Brazilian cluster bomb, with the load of 248 submunitions with mixed effect antitank / mines.

Operation

After the release, in a safe distance, the bomb opens its covering shells. The opening of the shells occurs by the action of a charge, driven by mechanical time fuses, located on the warhead and tail of the artifact. The dispersion of the submunitions is obtained as a function of the rotation acquired by the bomb after the release, determining the effectiveness area.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Força Aérea Brasileira: BLG-120/204/252 - Bombas Lança-Granadas". freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com (in Spanish). 2006. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
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