Data Quality84%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the cluster bombs & dispensers category.
01 / Overview
BLU-43 Dragontooth
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS · EARLY COLD WAR
3
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
55
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the cluster bombs & dispensers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
- Munition Typeland mine
- Service Entry Year1960
- Total Weight0.02 kg
- Diameter45 mm
◈Warhead & Effect6MOD.6
- Warhead Typeliquid nitromethane/nitroethane mixture
- Explosive Filler Weight0.009 kg
- Filler Typenitromethane/nitroethane mixture with propylenediamine and methanol sensitizer
- Cluster MunitionYes
- Submunitions120
- Penetration0 m
▣Delivery4MOD.4
- Stand-OffNo
- Stand-Off Range0 km
- Max Release Altitude0 m
- Release Speed0 km/h
◇Platform2MOD.2
- Compatible Aircraftaircraft equipped with SUU-13/A cluster dispenser
- Internal CarriageNo
◆Warhead Detail1MOD.1
- Detonation Mechanism / Fuzecontact/pressure detonated
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1960Production started
- 1970Production ended
66
years in service
10
years in production
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS RANKING Cluster Bombs & Dispensers · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
28CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS3EARLY COLD WAR · CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS2717UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS26PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theCluster Bombs & Dispenserscategory.
📖 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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