CBU-87/SUU-65 Aircraft Cluster Bomb - USA

This is the American CBU-87, a Combined Effects Munition cluster bomb unit (CBU) developed to replace the earlier cluster bombs used in the Vietnam War.

When the CBU-87 is used in conjunction with the Wind-Corrected-Munitions-Dispenser (WCMD) guidance tail kit, it becomes a precision-guided weapon, designated CBU-103.

The CBU-87 without WCMD is designed to be dropped from an aircraft at any altitude and any airspeed.

It is a free-falling cluster bomb and relies on the aircraft to aim it before it drops.

Once dropped it needs no further instruction, as opposed to guided munitions or smart bombs.

Each CBU-87 consists of an SUU-65B canister, a fuze with 12-time delay options, and 202 submunitions (or bomblets) designated BLU-97 Combined Effects Bomb (CEB).

The BLU-97 bomblets are designed to be used against armor, personnel, and soft-skin targets and consist of a shaped charge, a scored steel fragmentation case, and a zirconium ring for incendiary effects.

The CBU-87 can also be equipped with an optional FZU-39/B proximity sensor with 10 altitude selections.

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