The M29 cluster bomb was a 500-pound (230 kg) cluster bomb used by the United States Air Force during World War II against troops, unarmoured vehicles and artillery. The weapon contained ninety 4-pound (1.8 kg) M83 fragmentation submunitions - a direct copy of the earlier German Butterfly Bomb - in 9 ten-bomb "wafers". The M28 was a 100-pound (45 kg) equivalent of the M29 containing 24 bomblets.
5-494: M29 or M-29 may refer to: M29 cluster bomb , a World War II era cluster bomb M29 mortar , an 81 millimeter calibre mortar M29 Weasel , a United States Army tracked vehicle used in World War II M29 -class monitor , a class of Royal Navy warships M29 highway (Russia) , a road connecting Krasnodar to Chechnya and Dagestan M-29 Davy Crockett Weapon System ,
10-470: A mechanical time fuze that could be set to open the cluster at a preselected time between 5 and 92 seconds by triggering a burster charge. The case sides and ends sprung open, allowing the bomblets to fall out. The case sides were cup-shaped to retard the fall of the bomb. The manual warns that "Use of the M131 fuze is not recommended in areas that are expected to be occupied by friendly forces as they constitute
15-454: A modern prototype rifle that fired 27 mm HE air bursting projectiles Messier 29 (M29), an open star cluster in the constellation Cygnus Smith & Wesson Model 29 (S&W M29), a six shot .44 Magnum revolver [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
20-701: A nuclear weapon M-29 (Michigan highway) , a state highway in Michigan M2-9 , a planetary nebula located in the constellation Ophiuchus Highway M29 (Ukraine) , a highway in Ukraine M29 (Cape Town) , a Metropolitan Route in Cape Town, South Africa M29 (Pretoria) , a Metropolitan Route in Pretoria, South Africa M29 (Durban) , a Metropolitan Route in Durban, South Africa XM29 OICW ,
25-408: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=M29&oldid=1101200998 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages M29 cluster bomb Both bombs contained
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