Can Destroy 40 Tanks at Once! Here's the Power of the CBU-105 Cluster Bomb

Initially developed as the Cluster Bomb Unit-97 (CBU-97), which was unguided and quite inaccurate when released from high altitudes, it was modified and improved into the CBU-105 with the addition of GPS and tail guidance fins, which made it a very accurate Precision Guided Munition. The policy of tank-busting by the U.S. Air Force centers around this weapon, which is dropped by various platforms.
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[@thanhtong2281]

Now imagine it as a glide bomb for longer standoff range with sheath characteristics

[@tylerclayton6081]

I think there’s already an ER version with fold out wings

[@matthiasmai9074]

Yes there is it is called Taurus, It was designed as the follow up of the multi despencer units of the Tornado and there are also other submunition types like runway cratering, anti tnk.

[@2Phast4Rocket]

In the Iraq war, a single B1 bomber dropping the CBU-105 stopped the entire Iraqi armor division

[@jimpickering4599]

Oh no it didn't, otherwise we could have saved a ground offensive.

[@timoakes450]

@@jimpickering4599 Al-Kafgi-Saudi

[@stanstanly3812]

Negative. B-1's were not utilized in the Iraq War. That was a B-52.

[@dennisluz6453]

I say the headline is an exaggeration: being able to destroy 40 tanks (let alone 1 tank) at once. It appears the nature of the cluster bomb is to kill small targets, like humans, rather than heavily armored vehicles and tanks.

[@paulbedichek5177]

@@dennisluz6453 Those are tank killers,like SMART or Bonus.

[@philphil1577]

the greatest effect when applied at a railway junction

[@ericgrumbles447]

So wait... If there were tanks from the windows, all the way to the walls, you're telling me that this thing would just SKEET SKEET SKEET SKEET and take them all out?

[@ItsJones]

💀

[@426superbee4]

Not only a cluster> but having each bomb going to different targets

[@TOPDadAlpha]

And this is a weapon we know about..... think of all weapons we have no idea exists.

[@JamesStreet-tp1vb]

Anti gravity technology

[@ruskiessuck3337]

Merica shit works

[@nickmaclachlan5178]

I thought cluster munitions were now outlawed under the Geneva Convention? Or is that just the delayed fuse anti-personnel type?

[@unboxedfirstunboxedlast642]

Geneva Convention predates cluster bombs. Cluster bombs fall under the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM), one of the parties who did not sign was the United States.

[@rogerwilco5918]

Nope.

[@CatabductionsAnoym]

Not every spot on top of a tank is weak, right? You have the sides of turret and above engine that is weak, so you could disable the tank, but the crew goes back, and fights again. The fpv drones seem to disable tanks just as well. The good thing is cbu105 in artillery barrages!

[@shawnm8232]

Imagine a firing malfunction over your own guys.

[@matthewgibbs6886]

it happens

[@spaghetti9845]

imagine imagining

[@andrewkamoha4666]

Looks like some bang snaps thrown over the tanks ...

[@tomdarco2223]

Right On Go Army!

[@OmeletUSAF]

Army?

[@tomdarco2223]

Mess Daddy @@OmeletUSAF 🥄🥄

[@JoeyBlogs007]

So does each skeet have its own guidance or just the skeet launcher?

[@thedubwhisperer2157]

Each skeet!

[@ericgrumbles447]

The dispenser is GPS guided and releases the skeets over an area. When the individual skeets disperse, they deploy a parachute and rocket motor to slow their descent while also imparting a sort of wobble to the munition itself. The wobble allows the munition's internal seeker to scan a conical shaped area beneath it. It scans using infrared to detect engine heat and then also scans "visually" using a pattern matching algorithm to try and maximize accuracy while also avoiding friendly fire. Once both seekers agree that there's a valid target in range, the skeet detonates its shaped charge and the blast creates a jet of molten copper that can burn through quite a lot of armor.

[@roberttai646]

I heard this weapon referred to by a USAF pilot as the "weapon of 13 consecutive miracles" on a Modern Marvels program. It is responsible for halting the Iraqi column leaving Kuwait in Bush War 1. After the CBU105 disabled all the vehicles, the rest of the USAF was unleashed. 2-mile long path of destruction.

[@mikebikekite1]

This looks very similar to the SMART artillery used in Europe since the late 1980's. In the video (00:38) you're talking about precision targeting but all the targets onscreen looked untouched, let alone knocked out.

[@rakheem351]

Do you not know what shrapnel is just because you can’t see damage doesn’t mean it’s not there lol

[@rakheem351]

Also it’s not supposed to be flashy it’s supposed to do maximum damage for minimal collateral damage

[@mikebikekite1]

@@rakheem351 Normal cluster rounds use shrapnel against soft skinned targets and personnel. This video is about destroying groups of tanks. Shrapnel would just bounce of a tank. These type of bombs use targeted shaped HEAT rounds aimed against the thinner armour on the top of each tank. It shows quite clearly at 00:38 that each round misses it's target (you can see the explosions on the ground near to the various targets) and that the tank sits there untouched.

[@rakheem351]

@@mikebikekite1 again buddy you must not know how sensitive that equipment on that tank is damage is damage those are effectively knocked out they wouldn’t show them missing to prove a point dose t have to be a direct heat

[@mikebikekite1]

@@rakheem351 These types of cluster bombs do NOT use shrapnel against tanks. They use a shaped charge that explodes in the air and then fires molten metal at high speed towards the top of the tank to penetrate the hull (an EFP). You can see examples of BONUS rounds on YT hitting Russian tanks in Ukraine. These are very similar weapons and the effect is VERY obvious. It’s also very clear in the video at 00:38 that the vehicles are not being damaged by anything. It’s just ironic that the narrator is talking about the precision of the weapon at that point while the weapons are hitting anything but their targets.

[@sbstoner]

skeet skeet

[@evan1788]

Everyone saying fpv drones but how many can they rapidly strike? Plus this was made in the 80s but who am I. Everyone went from virologist to human rights lawyers to military experts in the latest few years.

[@Whatisthisstupidfinghandle]

Large formations of vehicles are a thing of the past

[@whoisme678]

Which is why Russia had a column of military vehicles destroyed on several occasions, especially at the beginning of the conflict . Column several miles long and all were stuck. If no fuel supplies...tanks don't run. Another weapon used against tanks

[@roberttai646]

That 40 mile long Russian convoy outside of Kyiv was a mirage?

[@maxprivate3805]

"Tanks but no tanks."

[@dannyvdmoo]

👍👍👍👍

[@jeffi854]

Best money the department of defense ever spent too !

[@cam_8528]

I have a hard time seeing how this will slice through the engine blocks and connecting rods of vehicles, armored or not.

[@JamesMarkWilburn]

Great weapon, but how much does each bomb cost?

[@user-vn8pc7ii5e]

Less than a tank

[@skyserf]

6:21

[@CatabductionsAnoym]

More than fpv drones uses in Ukraine.

[@spaghetti9845]

I always trust mainstream media 'news' consultants when it comes to specifications of military hardware. Don't you?

[@robertb4980]

I wonder how this compares to some cheap fpv drones strapped with shaped charge warheads? 😂

[@michaelfoxbrass]

Exactly! Not enough money in that business for US defense contractors!

[@ericgrumbles447]

They didn't have those in the late 80s when this was developed.

[@fredflintstone3714]

MLRS/TGSM does the same thing

[@johnlord8337]

You are welcome ! Invented Brigade Rain cluster bomb (auto or programmed) in mid-1980s, and given to Ronnie Reagan. CBU and ATACMs based upon this missile/rocket.

[@keithd5181]

No. 15 METRES.

[@cheezmosarcazmo434]

I thought that the United nations would not allow the use of cluster munitions? Just like not being able to use chemical gas agents.

[@jeffi854]

Regardless I think our department of defense should continue to build and produce these much needed weapons especially given the wars in Ukraine and Israel.

[@narayankulkarni5378]

👌👍💪🗽🇺🇸⚔🚀

[@stanstanly3812]

2:35 that's a Tomahawk not a CBU.

[@shoot-n-scoot3539]

Field test this in Ukraine.

[@jfinkel7387]

40 tanks? Exaggeration!

[@rogerwilco5918]

How so?

[@bigdaddy7729]

Ain’t they banned ?

[@Whatisthisstupidfinghandle]

Not by the US. They refused to sign the treaty. China and Russia didn’t sign it either

[@whoisme678]

Putin doesn't seem to think so. He used cluster on civilians.

[@rogerwilco5918]

Nope

[@keysersmoze]

Because, more advanced/expensive weapons is the key to how America wins wars, like they did in Vietnam and Afghanistan.

[@klardfarkus3891]

40 tanks destroyed with one? What are they parked a parking lot? Even direct hits from anti tank guns and artillery don’t always destroy tanks.

[@Grumszy]

Someone in a back street factory in China using a foot pedal machine, has just made one.

[@mou5007]

😅😅😅

[@lr3465]

Why don't they test a bunch on Russian equipment, great testing grounds for any equipment

[@paulmurgatroyd6372]

Can the Russians even put 40 tanks in one place these days?

[@oczhaal]

the power of hundreds of little mines that will explode when the inhabitants will find them long after the war.

[@SaintFluffySnow]

without any delivery platforms (typically, aircraft) such anti-surface weapons are useless if the opponent has delivery platforms, your weapons supplies can be destroyed before distribution to whatever delivery platforms might exist, which also can be destroyed before being deployed to their mission sorties (typically, aerial sorties) it's 2024+ now not all opponents lack advanced modern airpower to effectively counter ones weapons systems

[@M0j0R1s1ng3]

fpv with anti tank rpg much more effective, less expensive and doesnt risk aircraft launch - get with the times

[@LeatherneckJoe133]

700 thousand per unit yikes..someone is getting rich off our government..

[@popolvuh8097]

how much 1 tank cost clown?

[@gforce0311]

Our 🇺🇲 .gov has no other constitutional duty besides defense. If you think weapons are expensive try losing WW1, WW2, WW3, WW4.....As for me i'll just stay on the winning team🇺🇲 🤘

[@LeatherneckJoe133]

@@gforce0311 been on the team since I was conceived..You don’t have tell me what it cost I went to Vietnam and still paying for that war..Semper Fi

[@tedhardulak7698]

They are not getting rich off our Govt. They are getting rich of of US, The Taxpayers. After the Govt. "Officials" get their cut.

[@LBM213]

freedom isn't free :P

[@SovietMOB]

Like seriously this is amazing! If only se spent as much money on curing cancer and feeding homeless and securing our borders….

[@klardfarkus3891]

Yeah right. If these work like this, how is the war still ongoing in ukraine?

[@bobsnabby2298]

Too expensive. In Ukraine war we have seen that quantity is the key for victory. You can afford 100 rounds when you need them by thousands. Weapon you cant use due to the price tag is useless. Nice toy though..

[@torinst]

I cant imagine that those small spinning things can disable a tank - light units yes but not a tank

[@Anonymousg64]

explosively formed penetrator, once it impacts it concentrates to a thin jet of molten metal that can penetrate tank armor and cause devastation on anything inside, "the skeet fires copper explosively formed penetrators which impact on top of the target. A shrapnel ring released along with it causes damage around the target."

[@hardheadjarhead]

Don’t send it to Ukraine! The Russians can’t get that many tanks together in one spot.

[@HammerOn-bu7gx]

They do not destroy the VEHICLE, they put an explosively formed projectile through a heat source; typically the engine.

[@kevinmccorkle7476]

"International controversy over the use of the weapon". Did you mean whining by those that got smoked by it?

[@gergiobeglorayn4809]

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