BAP 100
Encyclopedia
The BAP 100 is a french anti-runway cluster bomb
developed in the mid-1970s, and which entered service with the French Air Force
in the early 1980s.
Cluster bomb
A cluster munition is a form of air-dropped or ground-launched explosive weapon that releases or ejects smaller sub-munitions. Commonly, this is a cluster bomb that ejects explosive bomblets that are designed to kill enemy personnel and destroy vehicles...
developed in the mid-1970s, and which entered service with the French Air Force
French Air Force
The French Air Force , literally Army of the Air) is the air force of the French Armed Forces. It was formed in 1909 as the Service Aéronautique, a service arm of the French Army, then was made an independent military arm in 1933...
in the early 1980s.
See also
- JP233JP233Originally known as the LAAAS , the JP233 was a British submunition delivery system consisting of large dispenser pods carrying several hundred submunitions designed to attack runways.-Design and development:...
- A British anti-runway weapon - Matra Durandal - A larger French anti-runway weapon adopted by the French Air Force