BM-27 Uragan220 mm self-propelled multiple launch rocket systemSide: Russia / Ukraine / Syrian government and allies / Armenia / Artsakh / Houthi-aligned forcesBuilt: Splav State Research and Production Enterprise / Soviet Union / RussiaThe BM-27 Uragan is a Soviet 220 mm wheeled multiple launch rocket system built around a 16-tube launcher on the ZIL-135LM chassis. Its heavier rockets give it greater payload and range than BM-21 Grad-class systems, with warhead options including high-explosive fragmentation, cluster, and mine-scattering rounds. In the Russia-Ukraine War it remains a legacy heavy rocket artillery system used for area fires, minelaying, and counter-battery targets by forces that inherited or captured Uragan-family stocks.Tag archive
cluster munition Weapon Systems
Weapon systems and military equipment tagged cluster munition.
12 weapon systemsCategory
Artillery
Tube artillery, rocket artillery, and long-range ground fires.
BM-27 Uragan220 mm self-propelled multiple launch rocket systemSide: Russia / Ukraine / Syrian government and allies / Armenia / Artsakh / Houthi-aligned forcesBuilt: Splav State Research and Production Enterprise / Soviet Union / RussiaThe BM-27 Uragan is a Soviet 220 mm wheeled multiple launch rocket system built around a 16-tube launcher on the ZIL-135LM chassis. Its heavier rockets give it greater payload and range than BM-21 Grad-class systems, with warhead options including high-explosive fragmentation, cluster, and mine-scattering rounds. In the Russia-Ukraine War it remains a legacy heavy rocket artillery system used for area fires, minelaying, and counter-battery targets by forces that inherited or captured Uragan-family stocks.
BM-30 Smerch300 mm heavy multiple launch rocket systemSide: Russia / Syrian government and allies / Armenia / ArtsakhBuilt: Splav State Research and Production Association / RussiaThe BM-30 Smerch, also designated 9K58, is a Soviet-designed heavy multiple launch rocket system built around a 12-tube 300 mm launcher on an 8x8 wheeled chassis. Its long-range rockets can carry high-explosive, cluster, and thermobaric warheads, making it a deep-fire artillery system rather than a front-line direct-fire weapon. In the Russia-Ukraine War, documented Russian use of 9M55K Smerch cluster rockets has tied the system to attacks on Ukrainian urban areas including Kharkiv and Mykolaiv.Category
Munitions
Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.
LAR-160160 mm artillery rocket / cluster-munition rocketSide: AzerbaijanBuilt: Israel Military Industries / IsraelThe LAR-160 is an Israeli 160 mm artillery rocket family originally developed by Israel Military Industries for mobile multiple-rocket launchers. In Nagorno-Karabakh, Human Rights Watch identified Azerbaijani use of LAR-160 cluster-munition rockets that dispersed M095 dual-purpose submunitions across populated areas.
SS-60 Mk4 Cluster Rocket300 mm unguided cluster artillery rocketSide: Yemeni government and coalition forcesBuilt: Avibras Industria Aeroespacial SA / BrazilThe SS-60 Mk4 is a Brazilian 300 mm ASTROS-family unguided artillery rocket made by Avibras for long-range area fires. In the Yemen Civil War, open-source investigations identified SS-60 Mk4-marked rocket remnants and Brazilian ASTROS cluster munition rockets after Saudi-led coalition strikes in Saada governorate.
CBU-58A/B cluster bombAir-delivered cluster bombSide: Yemeni government and coalition forcesBuilt: Milan Army Ammunition Plant / U.S. Army Munitions Command final loading; Ajax Hardware Manufacturing Corporation produced BLU-63/B bomblets / United StatesThe CBU-58A/B is a U.S.-origin air-delivered cluster bomb built around the SUU-30 dispenser and BLU-63-series anti-personnel submunitions. In the Yemen Civil War, Human Rights Watch documented CBU-58 remnants after Saudi-led coalition strikes in Sanaa, making the weapon part of the conflict's air-launched cluster-munition record.
SUU-30H/B dispenserAir-delivered submunition dispenserSide: Yemeni government and coalition forcesBuilt: U.S. Army ammunition plant production; Milan Army Ammunition Plant documented on Yemen remnant lot marking / United StatesThe SUU-30H/B is a U.S.-origin, fin-stabilized submunition dispenser used as the cargo body for several air-dropped cluster bomb units, including CBU-52B/B and CBU-58A/B configurations. Open-source munitions documentation links SUU-30H/B remnants to Saudi/UAE-led coalition airstrikes during the Yemen Civil War.
BL-755 cluster bombAir-dropped anti-armor cluster bombSide: Yemeni government and coalition forcesBuilt: Hunting Engineering Ltd / United KingdomThe BL-755 is a British air-dropped anti-armor cluster bomb built around a dispenser carrying 147 bomblets. In the Yemen Civil War, it is documented as a legacy UK-made munition used by Saudi-led coalition forces before Saudi Arabia said the coalition would cease using the type.
BLU-63A/B submunitionAir-dropped high-explosive fragmentation submunitionSide: Yemeni government and coalition forcesBuilt: Milan Army Ammunition Plant / U.S. Air Force procurement / United StatesThe BLU-63A/B is a U.S.-origin impact-fired high-explosive fragmentation bomblet carried in CBU-58A/B cluster bombs. Open-source documentation links BLU-63A/B and related BLU-63 remnants to Saudi-led coalition air attacks during the Yemen Civil War, where the submunitions functioned as unguided area-effect strike munitions dispersed from air-delivered cluster bomb dispensers.
M095 DPICM cluster submunitionDual-purpose improved conventional munition submunitionSide: AzerbaijanBuilt: Israel Military Industries / IsraelThe M095 is an Israeli-made dual-purpose improved conventional munition carried by LAR-160 cluster rockets. In the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, investigators identified M095 remnants, impact patterns, pink stabilization ribbons, and unexploded submunitions after Azerbaijani rocket attacks on populated areas including Stepanakert and Hadrut.
ZP-39 submunitionDual-purpose improved conventional munition submunitionSide: Yemeni government and coalition forcesBuilt: Unknown / UnknownThe ZP-39 is an unidentified dual-purpose improved conventional munition submunition associated with ground-fired cluster munitions. In Yemen, Human Rights Watch identified ZP-39 remnants after an April 2015 Baqim incident in Saada governorate, while noting that the producer, country of origin, and delivery system were not publicly known.
9N235 cluster submunitionHigh-explosive fragmentation cluster submunitionSide: Armenia / ArtsakhBuilt: Splav State Research and Production Association / Soviet Union / RussiaThe 9N235 is a Soviet/Russian high-explosive fragmentation submunition carried by Smerch and Uragan cargo rockets. In the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, Human Rights Watch linked 9N235-filled 9M55K Smerch cluster rockets to Armenian and/or Nagorno-Karabakh use against Azerbaijani locations, making it a documented area-effect munition in the conflict archive.Category
Tanks
Heavy armor built around direct fire, protection, and battlefield shock.
