M114 bomb
TheM114 bombwas a four-pound U.S. anti-personnel bomb and biologicalcluster bombsub-munition. The M114 was used in theM33 cluster bomb.
History
[edit]The M114 was a sub-munition for the M33 cluster bomb, as such, it was the first standardized U.S. biological weapon in 1952.[1][2]The M114 was an improved version of a British World War II-era bomblet that was designed to disperseanthrax.[3]
Specifications
[edit]The M114 was similar to apipe bomb:it had a 530-millimetre (21 in) tube with a diameter of41 mm (1+5⁄8in).[1]108 M114s were clustered into the M33 cluster bomb;[1]each had its own detonator and was ejected from the M33 while the bomb was still aloft.[4]Each M114 held 320 milliliters ofBrucella suis.[1]
References
[edit]- ^abcdSmart, Jeffery K.Medical Aspects of Chemical and Biological WarfareArchived2012-08-26 at theWayback Machine:Chapter 2 - History of Chemical and Biological Warfare: An American Perspective, (PDF:p. 51),Borden Institute,Textbooks of Military Medicine, PDF viaMaxwell-Gunter Air Force Base,accessed November 13, 2008.
- ^Croddy, Eric and Wirtz, James J.Weapons of Mass Destruction: An Encyclopedia of Worldwide Policy, Technology, and History,(Google Books), ABC-CLIO, 2005, p. 75, (ISBN1851094903), accessed November 13, 2008.
- ^Kirby, Reid. "The CB Battlefield Legacy: Understanding the Potential Problem of Clustered CB WeaponsArchived2012-10-19 at theWayback Machine",Army Chemical Review,pp. 25-29, July–December 2006, accessed November 12, 2008.
- ^Regis, Edward.The Biology of Doom: The History of America's Secret Germ Warfare Project,(Google Books), Macmillan, 2000, p. 140, (ISBN080505765X).