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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
M134 bomblet
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS · EARLY COLD WAR
2
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
70
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
◎General2MOD.2
- Munition Typechemical sub-munition
- Diameter115 mm
◈Warhead & Effect5MOD.5
- Warhead Typespherical
- Explosive Filler Weight0.5 kg
- Filler Typesarin
- Cluster MunitionYes
- Submunitions356
▣Delivery1MOD.1
- Max Release Altitude1,524 m
◇Warhead Detail2MOD.2
- Detonation Mechanism / Fuzemechanical time fuze
- Explosive Filler Weight0.5 kg
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1953Production started
73
years in service
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS RANKING Cluster Bombs & Dispensers · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
25CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS2EARLY COLD WAR · CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS2094UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS16PERFORMANCE/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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