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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the cluster bombs & dispensers category.
01 / Overview
Bombkapsel 90
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1990–
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS · COLD WAR
3
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
85
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
◎General3MOD.3
- Munition Typegliding bomb
- Service Entry Year1990
- In ServiceNo
◈Guidance5MOD.5
- GuidedYes
- Guidance Typeinertial navigation + GPS
- GPS / INS GuidanceYes
- Laser GuidanceNo
- Imaging InfraredNo
▣Warhead & Effect5MOD.5
- Warhead Typesubmunition dispenser
- Penetrator / Bunker-BusterNo
- Cluster MunitionYes
- Submunitions72
- Thermobaric / Fuel-AirNo
◇Delivery2MOD.2
◆Platform2MOD.2
- Compatible AircraftSaab JAS 39 Gripen, Saab 37 Viggen (AJS37), McDonnell Douglas F-4E PI-2000 AUP, LTV A-7E Corsair II, Eurofighter Typhoon
- Internal CarriageNo
▤Production2MOD.2
- Operators2
- Variants1
⬢Warhead Detail1MOD.1
- Detonation Mechanism / Fuzeelectronic safety interlock requiring correct launch indication
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1990Production started
36
years in service
2
countries operating
05 / MASS Score
CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS RANKING Cluster Bombs & Dispensers · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
5CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS3COLD WAR · CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS146GERMANY · ALL WEAPONS6PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theCluster Bombs & Dispenserscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE5terms
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.
A navigation system combining Global Positioning System (GPS) for absolute positioning and Inertial Navigation System (INS) for dead reckoning, providing continuous and accurate location and orientation data.
A guided bomb is a munition that uses a guidance system to modify its flight path in real-time to ensure accuracy.
A stand-off capability refers to the ability of a weapon to be deployed at a distance from the target, typically to enhance aircraft or launch platform survivability.
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