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
GATOR mine system
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS · COLD WAR
11
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
◎General6MOD.6
- Munition Typeair-dropped mine system
- Service Entry Year1980
- Total Weight222 kg
- Length2.34 m
- Diameter406 mm
- In ServiceYes
◈Guidance4MOD.4
▣Warhead & Effect7MOD.7
- Warhead Typeanti-tank and anti-personnel mines
- Filler TypeRDX/Estane
- Penetrator / Bunker-BusterYes
- Cluster MunitionYes
- Submunitions94
- Thermobaric / Fuel-AirNo
- Penetration0.07 m
◇Delivery4MOD.4
- Stand-OffNo
- Wing Kit (glide)No
- Max Release Altitude1,200 m
- Release Speed1,300 km/h
◆Platform2MOD.2
▤Production2MOD.2
- Operators1
- Variants3
⬢Warhead Detail2MOD.2
- Detonation Mechanism / Fuzemagnetic sensor
- Explosive Filler Weight0.58 kg
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1980Production started
46
years in service
5
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries5country
05 / MASS Score
CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS RANKING Cluster Bombs & Dispensers · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
17CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS11COLD WAR · CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS1706UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS6PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theCluster Bombs & Dispenserscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
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 bomb designed to penetrate hardened targets, such as bunkers, before detonating.
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