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I tried to search but didn't found any thread on this so.....

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HIJARA - Anti Armour Bomb


Description

Anti Armour Bomb, branded HIJARA is an effective, reliable and combat proven weapon system of IDS. It has been designed to destroy tanks and armoured vehicles. Also known as TSD-1 (Top Attack Sub Munitions Dispenser), it is a piercing Cluster Bomb Unit similar to Rock Eye-Il. The weapon has been designedior use with contemporary bomb rack configurations.

The bomb consists of 247 dart shaped bomblets contained in a dispenser, and can be carried by any aircraft capable of carrying 500 pounders with no special pilot training. The bomblets spread over an area of 2,500 sq meters and detonate on impact. Shaped warhead charge in the bomblets causes disabling damage to armour and soft targets.

SPECIFICATIONS



(Canister)

Weight 222 Kg

Diameter 336 mm

Lug Spacing 356 mm

Fuze Al-786

Centre of Gravity 165 mm forward of the suspension lug

and 2.5 mm above longitudinal axis.

Fuse Setting Primary Delay(0-4 secs in 0.1 sec increment)



CHARACTERISTICS



Effect Anti Armour,

Lethality Radius 2,500 sq meters

Penetration 200 mm

Minimum Level Flight 75 m

Release Altitude

Minimum Pitch Up 35 m

Release Altitude

Maximum Release Altitude Unlimited
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have heard about the developement of Cluster bomb by Pakistan, but don't know that they have developed it... Good going Pakistan...
 
have heard about the developement of Cluster bomb by Pakistan, but don't know that they have developed it... Good going Pakistan...
HIJARA is old....You can find it in 2001 exercise video at 1:47 loaded under belly of mirage...One mirage can have 2 such bombs under its belly....

 
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You guys should have given it a a better name

Could not agree more, that's a horrible name, but also why not follow a Alpha numeric naming convention for these sorts fo weapons?
 
only army and pakistan airforce are well equipeed but the probleum is navy is rubbish weekiest than our rangers
 
only army and pakistan airforce are well equipeed but the probleum is navy is rubbish weekiest than our rangers

:rofl:

u seriously hate the PN or sumthing?
Did they ruin a fishing trip of yours?? :)

so rangers on rubber dinghys would outperform the Pn. gr8
 
Could not agree more, that's a horrible name, but also why not follow a Alpha numeric naming convention for these sorts fo weapons?

oof topic: i think it was named so because of the clapping like noise it produces bcoz of all the dispersed sub-munitions :rofl:
 

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