KMGU

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KMGU


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General Information
Designation: KMGU
Type: Submunition containers
Country of origin: Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union , RussiaRussiaRussia 
Manufacturer: SRPE basalt
Development: 1980s
Commissioning: 1990s
Working time: In service
Technical specifications
Combat weight: 183 kg (empty), 540 kg (loaded)
Charge: Cluster munitions or land mines
Length: 3.70 m
Width: 460 mm
Height: 485 mm
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The KMGU ( Russian Контейнер малогабаритных грузов унифицированный , unitary container for small ammunition) is a cluster ammunition container developed in the Soviet Union that is used in airplanes and helicopters. The discharge container is used to combat area targets.

development

The KMGU was developed by NPO Wympel in the 1980s and presented to the public for the first time in mid-1993. Series production was carried out by SRPE Basalt in Moscow . Distribution is carried out by Aviaexport and Rosoboronexport .

technology

The KMGU discharge container has a cylindrical body with an oval cross-section. The container tapers to a point at the front. On ogival rear four stabilizing fins can be attached. The fuselage consists of a steel frame with an aluminum shell . Four pneumatic flaps through which the cluster munitions are ejected are attached to the underside of the fuselage . The cluster munitions are packed in BKF cassettes and loaded into the KMGU discharge container. The KMGU container can be loaded with a maximum of eight BKF cassettes. The KMGU discharge container is loaded with the appropriate cluster munitions or mines on the ground and then attached to the universal launch rail APU-68U of the aircraft. After the cluster munitions have been dropped, the discharge container remains on the aircraft and can be reloaded again after landing. In emergencies, the KMGU container can also be dropped in flight. The BKF cassettes are ejected over the target, which open with a short delay and release the cluster munitions. Depending on the altitude and airspeed, the cluster munitions are distributed over a large area. The KMGU submunition container can be used at an altitude range from 30 to 1,000 m and a speed range from 100 to 1,100 km / h.

Cluster munitions Cluster munitions per BKF cassette Cluster munitions in the KMGU Warhead and Effect
AO-2,5RT 12 96 Cluster munitions , fragmentation radius 8-10 m
PTAB-1M 31 248 Shaped charge cluster ammunition with armor-piercing effect
PTAB-2,5RT 12 96 Shaped charge cluster munitions with a combined fragmentation and armor penetration effect
OSD-OD 1 8th Aerosol bomb to combat material and soft targets
ODS-35 1 8th Aerosol bomb to combat material and soft targets
LBOk-1 36 288 Fragmentation cluster munitions
PFM-1S 156 1,248 Anti-personnel mine
POM-1S 24 192 Anti-personnel mine
BAS-2P (9-A-3109) 12 96 Cluster munitions with 5.76 kg of Soman chemical warfare agent
OBAS-2.5-KS (9-A-3052) 12 96 Cluster munitions with 2.16 kg of chemical warfare agent VX

variants

  • KMGU : 1st series version
  • KMGU-2 : 2nd series version with modified hull shape and modified BKF cassettes.

distribution

commitment

The KMGU discharge container was first used during the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan . The KMGU was then used in operations in Dagestan , Tajikistan and in the Chechen war . The KMGU was also used in the First Gulf War , in border conflicts between India and Pakistan and in disputes on the African continent.

Carrier aircraft

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ducan Lennox: Jane's Air-Launched Weapon Systems. Edition 2002, Jane's Information Group 2002.
  2. ↑ a b c Basalt product catalog. SRPE Bazalt, Edition 2008, pages 50–53.
  3. ↑ Human Rights Watch: A Global Overview of explosive Submunitions, May 2002 , accessed September 29, 2015.
  4. ↑ КМГУ - airwar.ru , accessed September 29, 2015 (English).
  5. ^ Afghanistan Ordnance Identification Guide. In: jmu.edu. Center for International Stabilization and Recovery, accessed December 13, 2016 .
  6. ↑ a b Сайт Федорова Льва Александровича: Химическое разоружение по-русски (Russian)
  7. ^ A b c Ducan Lennox: Jane's Air-Launched Weapon Systems. Edition 2005, Jane's Information Group 2005.
  8. ↑ КМГУ / КМГУ2 - www.armory-rus.ru , accessed September 29, 2015.
  9. ^ A b Ducan Lennox: Jane's Air-Launched Weapon Systems. Edition 2005, Jane's Information Group 2005.
  10. ^ Trade Register on sipri.org , accessed September 29, 2015
  11. ↑ Alexander Mladenov: Su-25 Frogfoot units in Combat. Osprey Publishing 2015, ISBN 1-4728-0567-4
  12. ↑ Submuniční zbraně RBK, KMGU, Submuniční bomby - www.leteckemotory.cz , accessed on September 29, 2015.