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M40 (AN-M40) Fragmentation Bomb
The M40 (AN-M40) was a small, nominally 23 lb (10.4 kg), parachute-retarded, high explosive fragmentation (HE-frag) bomb (submunition). Though developed by the US Army it was also used by the US Navy (USN), and hence it acquired the alternate AN-M40 designation; the AN short for 'Army-Navy'. The original format version of the bomb was intended for non-cluster bomb release (single suspension racks within planes), though this was changed at a...
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