FrangibleCover
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FrangibleCover
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9 months ago Unripe, I have better sources for this now.
DB Selector
DB3K
User(s)
Iraqi Mirage F.1EQs from mid 80s (1986?). Possibly DBID 1638, 1201 and 1203?
Weapons Carried
2x Magic, 3x tank, 2x CB-470 #2433
Requires Buddy Illumination
No
Default Combat Radius (nm)
No response
Weather Restrictions
Limited All-Weather
Time-of-Day Restrictions
Day-Only
Capable of Quick Turnaround
Yes
Comments
Unsure which aircraft the CB-470 was intended for, but the SAAF made the bombs for Western bomb locks and designed it for use by Mirage F.1, so of Iraq's fleet it would be my first bet.
At some point I'm going to have to redo all of the Mirage F.1EQ loadouts.
Sources
https://www.jmu.edu/cisr/_pages/research/iraq-oig/02-dispenser.pdf - Proves weapon was in Iraq, associates it with the AMX for unknown reasons. https://forum.cartridgecollectors.org/t/s-african-cb-470-alpha-bomb-submunition/582/3 - Alleges large numbers https://m.facebook.com/iraqiaf/photos/no89-squadron-saddam-ab-march-1988a-mirage-f1eq-4-of-n89-squadron-depicted-in-th/422498391789/ - Art of it https://en.topwar.ru/130990-aviacionnaya-bomba-mk-2-alpha-rodeziya.html Iraqi Mirages - T. Cooper and M. Sipos