Jul 7, 2011 · The CBU-59 APAM an antipersonnel, antimaterial weapon developed in the 1970s as a successor to Rockeye. It uses the same Rockeye dispenser, but has 717 smaller BLU-77 bomblets fitted into the...

CBU-59; CBU-60; CBU-63; CBU-70; CBU-71; CBU-71A/B; CBU-72; CBU-75 Sadeye; CBU-76; CBU-77; CBU-78 Gator; CBU-81; CBU-87 CEM; CBU-89 Gator; CBU-94; CBU-97 Sensor Fuse Weapon (SFW) CBU-98; CBU-98/B (DAACM) CBU-99 Rockeye II; CBU-100 Rockeye II; CBU-105; CBU-107 Passive Attack Weapon (PAW) MK15; Mk 20 Rockeye II; MK22; M29; References

The Mk 20 Rockeye II, CBU-99 Rockeye II, and CBU-100 Rockeye II comprise an American cluster bomb family which are employed primarily in an anti-tank mode against armored vehicles. They are an air-launched, conventional free-fall, explosively opened, submunition dispensing, cluster bomb. [1] .

The CBU-59/B is used against light material and personnel targets. The Mk 20 Mods and CBU-59/B CBUs are delivered to the fleet completely assembled. Fuzes, suspension lugs, arming wires, wire extractors, and all other necessary components have been installed.

The CBU-59/B is a US developed anti-personnel/anti-materiel (APAM) dispenser bomb (cluster munition), its initial operating capability (IOC) 1974. The CBU-59/B is comprised of a MK 7 MOD 3 dispenser, a MK 339 series (MOD 0 or MOD 1) mechanical time (MT) fuze, and 717 BLU-77/B APAM bomblets.

Developed as a successor to the Rockeye, the CBU-59/B APAM was an anti-personnel, anti-materiel cluster bomb. The CBU-59/B used the Rockeye II Mk 7 Mod 3 dispenser, but was packed with 717 smaller BLU-77/B bomblets, giving it armor-piercing, fragmentation and …

Sep 6, 2016 · An A-6E Intruder aircraft drops CBU-59 cluster bombs over Iran, April 18, 1988. (Photo: US Navy Photography ) The last remaining cluster munitions maker in the US dropped out of the business ahead of a report showing that the illegal bombs are still being deployed in war zones around the world.

CBU-59/B Rockeye II Containerized bomb against infantry and lightly armored targets. Incendiary potential. Weight 348 kg. Contains 717 BLU-77/B submunitions in Mk 7 dispenser. In use since the 1970s. 186 of these bombs were dropped in Desert Storm. Dimensions: Length: 233.7 cm Diameter: 33,5 cm Throw limits: From heights of 500 feet (152 meters ...

CBU-59/B APAM [717 x BLU-77/B Dual-Purpose Bomblets] - (Mk7 Dispenser) Bomb Surface Max: 1.9 km. Land Max: 1.9 km.

A list of cluster bombs as of 2008. BLG-120 BLG-204 BLG-252 BAP 100 Belouga TAL 1 TAL 2 CB-470 Cluster Bomb Alpha Bomb[1] RBK-250 RBK-500 RBK-750 JP233 BL755 CBU-2 CBU-3 CBU-7 CBU-12 CBU-14 CBU-22 CBU-24 CBU-25 CBU-28 CBU-29 CBU-30 CBU-33 CBU-34 CBU-38 CBU-42 (Paired with CBU-34) CBU-46 CBU-49 CBU-52 CBU-54 CBU-55 CBU-58 CBU-59 CBU-60 CBU-63 CBU-70 CBU-71 CBU-72 CBU-75 Sadeye CBU-76 CBU-77 CBU ...