How cluster bombs work
1 Canister loaded with bomblets is released
from an aircraft or launched by artillery
2 The canister opens in midair
releasing hundreds of bomblets
3 The payload of bomblets spread out. By the
time they reach the ground they can spread over
several miles
Not to scale
1 Canister loaded with bomblets is released from an aircraft
or launched by artillery
2 The canister opens in midair releasing hundreds of bomblets
3 The payload of bomblets spread out. By the time they reach
the ground they can spread over several miles
Not to scale
1 Canister loaded with bomblets is released
from an aircraft or launched by artillery
2 The canister opens in midair releasing
hundreds of bomblets
3 The payload of bomblets spread out. By the
time they reach the ground, they can spread
over several miles
Not to scale
1 Canister loaded with bomblets is released
from an aircraft or launched by artillery
2 The canister opens in midair
releasing hundreds of bomblets
3 The payload of bomblets spread out. By the
time they reach the ground they can spread over
several miles
Not to scale
1 Canister loaded with bomblets is released from an aircraft
or launched by artillery
2 The canister opens in midair releasing hundreds of bomblets
3 The payload of bomblets spread out. By the time they reach
the ground they can spread over several miles
Not to scale
1 Canister loaded with bomblets is released
from an aircraft or launched by artillery
2 The canister opens in midair releasing
hundreds of bomblets
3 The payload of bomblets spread out. By the
time they reach the ground, they can spread
over several miles
Not to scale