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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the general purpose (iron) bombs category.
01 / Overview
BLG 66 Beluga
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1979–
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
GENERAL PURPOSE (IRON) BOMBS · COLD WAR
5
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
75
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the general purpose (iron) bombs category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General2MOD.2
- Munition TypeCluster bomb
- Total Weight600 kg
◈Guidance1MOD.1
- GuidedNo
▣Warhead & Effect2MOD.2
◇Delivery1MOD.1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1979Production started
47
years in service
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
GENERAL PURPOSE (IRON) BOMBS RANKING General Purpose (Iron) Bombs · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
75GENERAL PURPOSE (IRON) BOMBS5COLD WAR · GENERAL PURPOSE (IRON) BOMBS283FRANCE · ALL WEAPONS74PERFORMANCE/PRICE · GENERAL PURPOSE (IRON) BOMBS
ⓘ Rankings are within theGeneral Purpose (Iron) Bombscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
An air-dropped or artillery-fired munition containing multiple smaller submunitions designed to disperse over a wide area, often with high dud rates posing post-conflict hazards.
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