A bomb which releases a number of projectiles on impact.
集束炸弹
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Depending on the type of cluster bomb used, up to 650 bomblets can be released from each cluster bomb.
The fragments of shrapnel from a cluster bomb were picked from his chest.
Armed with 1,000 pound high explosive and cluster bomb warheads, the missiles have ranges of 500-700 kilometers.
And there are two hundred individual little bomblets for every cluster bomb.
A white phosphorus bomb fired from a helicopter or mortar distributes the substance in a wide area, much like a cluster bomb.
It said the rocket was designed as a conventional cluster bomb, which would scatter explosive submunitions over its target, and not as a chemical weapon.
Each cluster bomb contains 202 sub-munitions, of which approximately 20% do not explode upon impact.
One of the closest calls we had was actually when a Marine stepped on a bomblet from a cluster bomb.
Cluster bomb footprints can be identified and mapped by the detection of bomblets, side panels and spiders from cluster bomb strikes.
The massive spending by all nations on armaments and hideous weapons like cluster bombs, land mines, etc, must be questioned.
I also saw a man with extensive burns on his upper body and wounds in his thighs that might have been from a cluster bomb.
The sole instance that bears a distinct resemblance to modern techniques is the scorpion bomb - the very name conjures an image of a cluster bomb delivering stinging poisonous fragments onto the enemy.
Others were walking in their fields and accidentally stepped on an unexploded bomblet from a cluster bomb.
As a result, every cluster bomb leaves some unexploded ordnance.
The young man lost his life to an unexploded cluster bomb.
Definition of cluster bomb in US English:
cluster bomb
nounˈkləstər ˌbɑmˈkləstər ˌbäm
A bomb that releases a number of projectiles on impact to injure or damage personnel and vehicles.
集束炸弹
Example sentencesExamples
Others were walking in their fields and accidentally stepped on an unexploded bomblet from a cluster bomb.
Armed with 1,000 pound high explosive and cluster bomb warheads, the missiles have ranges of 500-700 kilometers.
I also saw a man with extensive burns on his upper body and wounds in his thighs that might have been from a cluster bomb.
As a result, every cluster bomb leaves some unexploded ordnance.
A white phosphorus bomb fired from a helicopter or mortar distributes the substance in a wide area, much like a cluster bomb.
Cluster bomb footprints can be identified and mapped by the detection of bomblets, side panels and spiders from cluster bomb strikes.
The sole instance that bears a distinct resemblance to modern techniques is the scorpion bomb - the very name conjures an image of a cluster bomb delivering stinging poisonous fragments onto the enemy.
It said the rocket was designed as a conventional cluster bomb, which would scatter explosive submunitions over its target, and not as a chemical weapon.
Each cluster bomb contains 202 sub-munitions, of which approximately 20% do not explode upon impact.
The fragments of shrapnel from a cluster bomb were picked from his chest.
The young man lost his life to an unexploded cluster bomb.
And there are two hundred individual little bomblets for every cluster bomb.
One of the closest calls we had was actually when a Marine stepped on a bomblet from a cluster bomb.
The massive spending by all nations on armaments and hideous weapons like cluster bombs, land mines, etc, must be questioned.
Depending on the type of cluster bomb used, up to 650 bomblets can be released from each cluster bomb.