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RBK-500 ZAB-2.5SM cluster bomb

Country of Origin: Russia

The RBK-500 ZAB-2.5SM (razovaya bombovaya kasseta, "one-use bombing cartridge") is an incendiary cluster bomb designed to withstand the high-g forces of fighter jets as they approach a target area.

The ZAB-2.5S (zazhigatelnaya aviatsionnaya bomba, "incendiary aviation bomb") bomblet is a simple looking canister with no known retarding or stabilizing system. It contains an incendiary explosive mixture, and each bomblet has a destructive area of 450 sq yds (350 m sq).

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