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Submunition Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 9 weapon systems and military equipment entries tagged Submunition, grouped by category with images, specifications, conflict context, and sources.

9 weapon systems

9M55K6 self-guiding submunition rocket, 300 mm rocket with 9N268 self-guiding submunitions, Munitions

Munitions9M55K6 self-guiding submunition rocket300 mm rocket with 9N268 self-guiding submunitionsSide: UnknownBuilt: NPO Splav / RussiaThe 9M55K6 is a Russian 300 mm Smerch rocket armed with five 9N268 self-targeting submunitions for top-attack strikes on armoured groupings and tanks. Missilery lists it at 800 kg, 7,600 mm long, and 25 to 70 km range, while Rosoboronexport includes it in its 300 mm land-forces ammunition catalog.

9M533 self-guiding submunition rocket, 300 mm rocket with 9N268 self-guiding submunitions, Munitions

Munitions9M533 self-guiding submunition rocket300 mm rocket with 9N268 self-guiding submunitionsSide: UnknownBuilt: NPO Splav / RussiaThe 9M533 self-guiding submunition rocket is a Russian 300 mm Smerch-family guided rocket carrying 9N268 sensor-fuzed submunitions. Missilery describes it as a top-attack round for armoured groupings and tanks, while METIS notes it is essentially the same as the 9M55K6 aside from the fitted rocket motor.

9M55K5 cumulative-fragmentation submunition rocket, 300 mm rocket with cassette warhead carrying cumulative-fragmentation submunitions, Munitions

Munitions9M55K5 cumulative-fragmentation submunition rocket300 mm rocket with cassette warhead carrying cumulative-fragmentation submunitionsSide: UnknownBuilt: Splav State Research and Production Enterprise / RussiaThe 9M55K5 is a Russian 300 mm Smerch rocket with a cassette warhead carrying 646 3B30 dual-purpose submunitions. Rosoboronexport lists it in the 300 mm ammunition catalog, and Missilery documents its 800 kg launch mass, 243 kg warhead, 25 to 70 km range, and 120 mm armour penetration.

9M532 miniature self-guiding submunition rocket, 300 mm rocket with miniature self-guiding submunitions, Munitions

Munitions9M532 miniature self-guiding submunition rocket300 mm rocket with miniature self-guiding submunitionsSide: UnknownBuilt: NPO Splav / RussiaThe 9M532 is a Russian 300 mm Smerch-family rocket that carries 20 9N282 Gnom sensor-fuzed submunitions for top-attack use against armored vehicles and tanks. Missilery describes it as a 2004 export-era round designed for the 9K58 Smerch multiple launch rocket system, with a 243 kg warhead, 815 kg launch weight, and 25 to 90 km firing range.

9M526 self-guiding submunition rocket, 300 mm rocket with self-guiding submunitions, Munitions

Munitions9M526 self-guiding submunition rocket300 mm rocket with self-guiding submunitionsSide: UnknownBuilt: NPO Splav / RussiaThe 9M526 self-guiding submunition rocket is a Russian 300 mm Smerch round with a cluster warhead carrying five Motiv-3M self-targeting submunitions. Missilery describes it as a top-attack rocket for armoured groupings and tanks, designed for the Smerch multiple launch rocket system and completed in 2004.

SUU-30H/B dispenser, Air-delivered submunition dispenser, Munitions

MunitionsSUU-30H/B dispenserAir-delivered submunition dispenserSide: Yemeni government and coalition forcesBuilt: Milan Army Ammunition Plant / United StatesThe SUU-30H/B is a U.S.-origin, fin-stabilized submunition dispenser in the broader SUU-30 family, built as the cargo body for air-dropped cluster bomb units. METIS links the H/B dispenser to CBU-52B/B, CBU-58/B, and CBU-71/B configurations, while OSMP records identify SUU-30H/B remnants from Saudi/UAE-led coalition airstrikes in Yemen.

122 mm 9M28K Grad rocket, Cargo or mine-laying rocket, Munitions

Munitions122 mm 9M28K Grad rocketCargo or mine-laying rocketSide: UnknownBuilt: Splav / Soviet Union / RussiaThe 122 mm 9M28K is a Soviet-era Grad-family cargo or mine-laying rocket developed by Splav for the BM-21 launcher. CAT-UXO describes it as a submunition carrier, while Deagel notes three PTM-3 anti-tank mines, a 13.4 km maximum range, and 1963 IOC.

CBU-89 Gator mine, Cluster munition, Munitions

MunitionsCBU-89 Gator mineCluster munitionSide: UnknownBuilt: GenCorp Aerojet / Aerojet Ordnance Company / United StatesThe CBU-89 Gator mine is a U.S.-origin air-delivered cluster munition that emplaces scatterable mines from a SUU-64/B Tactical Munitions Dispenser. Reference sources describe the weapon as a 1,000-pound class munition with BLU-91/B antitank mines, BLU-92/B antipersonnel mines, and an optional FZU-39 proximity sensor.

ZP-39 submunition, Dual-purpose improved conventional munition submunition, Munitions

MunitionsZP-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.