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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
Butterfly Bomb
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS · WORLD WAR II
2
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
80
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 Typeanti-personnel submunition
- Service Entry Year1940
- Total Weight2 kg
- Diameter76 mm
◈Warhead & Effect6MOD.6
- Warhead Typefragmentation
- Explosive Filler Weight0.232 kg
- Filler TypeAmatol (Füllpulver 60/40)
- Cluster MunitionYes
- Submunitions6
- Penetration10 m
▣Platform1MOD.1
- Fin / Tail Typespring-loaded wings
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1940Production started
86
years in service
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS RANKING Cluster Bombs & Dispensers · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
27CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS2WORLD WAR II · CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS945GERMANY · ALL WEAPONS11PERFORMANCE/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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