The family of scatter-able submunitions adds new dimension to the munitionwarfare. Submunitions can force the enemy in kill zones, change their direction ofattack and spend time in clearing/breeching operation. Submunitions have alwaysplayed a major role in denying battlefield & obstacle in mobility to armed forcesand very effective to provide tactical advantage to the commander in the field. Togain tactical advantage, the submunition fields have to be pre-selected and laid. Anartillery rocket with Dual Purpose Improvised Conventional Munition (DPICM)warhead contains around 220 submunitions.Except for a very short duration after release, the submunition follows a steeptrajectory until it reaches the designated target or ground. The trajectory ofsubmunitions mainly depends on height, velocity and the flight path angle of therocket at the point of release. Further, it also depends on the shape, size, mass,ejection velocity of the submunition, the aerodynamics of parachute, firing altitudeand prevailing meteorological conditions.
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