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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the anti-personnel mines category.
01 / Overview
BLU-42
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES · COLD WAR
4
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
15
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the anti-personnel mines category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General3MOD.3
- Munition TypeFragmentation submunition
- Weight0.5 kg
- Diameter50 mm
◈Effect2MOD.2
- Explosive Weight0.1 kg
- Lethal Radius5 m
▣Deployment3MOD.3
- Deployment MethodCluster bomb
- ScatterableYes
- Treaty-Banned (Ottawa/CCW)Yes
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1970Production started
56
years in service
0
countries operating
ⓘ 4 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries4country
05 / MASS Score
ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES RANKING Anti-Personnel Mines · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
26ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES4COLD WAR · ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES850UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS29PERFORMANCE/PRICE · ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES
ⓘ Rankings are within theAnti-Personnel Minescategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
Scatterable: a capability of anti‑personnel mines that allows them to be deployed en masse by aerial, artillery, or vehicle‑borne dispersal systems rather than manual placement.
A capability or feature explicitly prohibited by international treaties such as the Ottawa Treaty or CCW Amended Protocol II.
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