[DECLASSIFIED 21 DEC 1995]
INFORMATION PAPER 6 FEB 91
1. Purpose. To provlde Informatlon on the status of US Fuel Alr Exploslve (FAE) weapon~.
2. Kev Points.
GENERAL
ù FAE Is a twenty year old technology weapon that generates slgnificant overpressure and
Impulse whlch provldes the damage mechanlsm.
ù Tends to lack Incendlary and fragmentatlon propertles.
ù Used In Vlet Nam for clearlng vegetation and landing zones.
[ EXEMPTION 1.3 (a)(1) ]
ù USN/USMC alrcraft certlfled to carry.
[ EXEMPTION 1.3 (A)(1) ].
[
EXEMPTION 1.3 (a)(2)
].
[ EXEMPTION 1.3 (a)(2) ].
ù Demonstration scheduied for FY91.
ù Would take [EXEMPTION 1.3 (a)(2)] To get first item off production line in case of activation.
USMC
[ EXEMPTION 1.3 (a)(1) ]
[ EXEMPTION 1.3 (a)(2) ]
.
[ EXEMPTION 1.3 (a)(2) ]
[EXEMPTION 1.3 (a)(2)] recelved from USN.
ù No tactlcal restrlctlons for carrlage and release by fixed wing except target overfllght (free
fall weapon).
[ EXEMPTION 1.3 (a)(2) ]
USAF
[ EXEMPTION 1.3 (a)(2) ]
ù Air Force Weapons Lab tests limited to weapons effects.
ù No weapons development tests ongoing.
Prepared by: [ EXEMPTION (b)(6) ]
CAT, J3, 35976
i
TH 61A1-3-2 NAVAIR 00-130~ASR-2 CH~
FM101-5020 FMFM~2G UNCLASSIFIED HIG
Cloud diameter per bomb (h) (approx ) ...... .50 f. (U) RELIABILITY. Reliability data are give
Dispenser.......... ....... ..................SUU49A/B
Centerofgravityfromnosew/Ofuze(in.) .............. 41 5 9. (U) STATUS. Inventory.
c. (U) WEAPON OPERATION. Employment and operation of thc 1-18- CBU-721B IMPROVED HIGH-SPEED R
CBU-SSA/B IFAE are the same as for the CBU-SS/B LSFAE
weapon,except that it may be delivered at higher airspeeds. (U) DESCRIPTION Th CB~I 72/B ~AE
the CBU-SSA/B, except that a Mk 339 Mod O mec
d. ~U) FUZING. See Chapter 10 wilh the dispenser instead of the EMU-83/B fuze A
CBU-SSA/B are applicable to the CBU-72/B weap
(Appendix A).
e. (U) PRIME ENGINEERING AGENCY. Pacific Missile Test
Center, Point Mugu, California b. (U) STATUS. Inventory.
1-50 UNCLASSIFIED
CHAPrER 1 TH 61Al
HIGH-EXPLOSIVE BOMt3S U N C LASS I Fl E D FM 101-!
d. TERMINAL EFFECTS/BALLISTICS e. IU) PRIME ENGINEERING A~
Center Point Mugu, C;lliforni;
( I ) (U) The FAE bomb generates signit'icanl overpn:ssures ( ')50 - 3.~0
pounds per square inch) tor rcason;lbly long p~riods .,1 lime (more Ihan ' f. (U) STATUS. Invenlory.
milliseconds). The combined overpressure and impul se provide the dam;lge
mechanisms for mo~l t;u~els Olher ùlam;l~inL~ ~tl~ul~ ar: induce(l hy hla~l
winds, thermal pulses, tragmenl!i an(l tlyin~ debri~ t-17. CBU-55A/BIMPROVEDLOW-SF
(2) (U) A small explosive bursl charge lo( aled wilhin Ih. tu~ I FAE)WEAF'ON
container disperses the FAE li4uid tuel as an aerosol inlo Ihe almosphere
The charge lhen projecls Ihe cloud delonalion oulw;lr~l inl~ Ih~ lomling a. (U) DEscRlFrloN. The CBU-SS~
cloud, and, atter an appropri;lle del;ly iniliales a small higll-explosiv~ (IFAE) weapon was developed lo impr
ch;uge The delonalion ol Ih.: cloud-(Jelonalor c~ rge !iut)!ie ue~ y sl~ characlerislics of the CBU-SS/B The ce
iniliatesthesurroundingaerosolcloud Thispr~.essre.;uir,~ ppro~im;n~ly BLU-73A/B bombs and the SUU49A/E
160 - 230 milliseconds Blasl characlerislics tor Ihe BLU-73/B are given in CBU-SS as follows: ( I) The BLU-73A/B
Seclion Vl The launch-impacl se-~uence tor Ihe CBU-SS/A i~ shown in (2) A crucifoml-shaped parachulc is used
Figure 1-24 al velocities up lo 0.95 Mach or 550 KIA'
two dispenser fins may be folded for
~r~ - compa~ible with multiple carriage on MER
loaded wilh tins in either the folded or unfo
~'\~Z -- 0~o) erected by gas pressure obtained from fn
\\\~/~6 ~S ~- ~f~er weapon release (4) The dispenser
,k~ ~C~ ~ indicator (S) Theclouddelon~lors aclu31
(6) The dispenser ca.se is made of e~lruded
~U~S~ DiS~ Sf~ O~f~ l~ G b. IU~ CHARACTERISTICS
,J~ Lenglh, assembled (in
~ Bodydiameler(in )
f~ ~ Spi~n (in )
Weighl (Ib)
omb (each) . . ....
rO~ IXI~CI101~ ~ø~ CI Fue I (each) . .
UNCLASSIFIED Cloud delonalor delay lime (ms)
Figure 1-24. IU) Low-speed F;I~E launch-impact sequence. Number Or bombs per dispenser .
UNCLASSIFIED
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