Assorted aerial bombs and ordnance components | 01-000032

Title: Assorted aerial bombs and ordnance components

Description¹:

The aerial bomb in the middle forefront of the image was assessed to be a model BLU-109, with BLU being an acronym for Bomb Live Unit. This ordnance was designed to be deployed in conjunction with bolted-on guidance systems, converting it into a "smart" or guided weapon. The long tubular shape of the aerial bomb was designed to penetrate hardened targets like concrete structures & buildings, as well as underground installations. Additional identification features that support the BLU-109 identification assessment are the small holes near the centre of the bomb body where the suspension lugs previously were, as well as the apparent lack of a fuze well at the front of the bomb. (The ordnance required a solid/hardened front to enable better penetration) The long lines (striation) running from the front to the back of the aerial bomb, encrustation of building concrete & mortar along the body, as well as the lack of any additional bolted-on guidance system, indicated that the bomb had penetrated a building but failed to detonate.

Location: Iraq, Mosul, Ghazlani

Date: 1 July 2018

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