Data Quality87%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the cluster bombs & dispensers category.
01 / Overview
CBU-100 Cluster Bomb
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS · COLD WAR
8
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
75
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 Typeair-launched free-fall cluster bomb
- Service Entry Year1968
- Total Weight222 kg
- In ServiceYes
◈Guidance5MOD.5
- GuidedNo
- Guidance Typeunguided
- GPS / INS GuidanceNo
- Laser GuidanceNo
- Imaging InfraredNo
▣Warhead & Effect7MOD.7
- Warhead TypeHEAT
- Filler Typehigh explosive
- Penetrator / Bunker-BusterNo
- Cluster MunitionYes
- Submunitions247
- Thermobaric / Fuel-AirNo
- Penetration190.5 m
◇Delivery2MOD.2
◆Platform4MOD.4
- Compatible AircraftA-4 Skyhawk, F/A-18C Hornet
- Internal CarriageNo
- Low-Drag BodyNo
- Fin / Tail Typespring-actuated folding fins
▤Production1MOD.1
- Variants4
⬢Warhead Detail1MOD.1
- Detonation Mechanism / Fuzelinear shaped charges in dispenser
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1968Production started
58
years in service
0
countries operating
ⓘ 16 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries16country
05 / MASS Score
CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS RANKING Cluster Bombs & Dispensers · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
12CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS8COLD WAR · CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS1268UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS13PERFORMANCE/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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