BLG-252

BLG-252 is a Brazilian cluster bomb with a payload of 248 submunitions. Its effect is partially like an antitank munition, and partly like a mine.

Operation

After release of a BLG-252, the bomb opens its covering shells. This activation is controlled by a charge that is driven by mechanical time fuses located on the warhead and tail of the main bomb. 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

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