BLU-3 Pineapple

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BLU-3 Pineapple was a cluster bomblet, 360 were deployed from the CBU-2A cluster bomb. It was used extensively in the Vietnam War by American forces. It was named "Pineapple" because of its appearance. On some Arc Light missions, the B-52Ds carried two SUU-24 dispensers in the bomb bay, containing a total of 10,656 bomblets.

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BLU-3; BLU-3/B
mass 0.79 kilogram, length 95 millimetre, length 170 millimetre, 
bomblet

bombletfragmentation bomb


Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

    Подполковник В. К. Конкин с невзорвавшейся американской шариковой бомбойПодполковник В. К. Конкин с невзорвавшейся американской шариковой бомбой
    BLU-3 Pineapple Cluster bombletBLU-3 Pineapple Cluster bomblet
    Vietnam Military History Museum in 2014 C 45Vietnam Military History Museum in 2014 C 45