KMGU (
Russian: ''Контейнер малогабаритных грузов унифицированный, Unified Container for Small-sized Load)'' is a Soviet munitions dispenser similar to the British
JP233 and the German
MW-1
The MW-1'' (Mehrzweckwaffe 1'', multipurpose weapon) is a German munitions dispenser similar to the British JP233. It is designed to be carried on the Tornado IDS, although it can be carried on the F-104 Starfighter and the F-4 Phantom. The MW-1 ...
. It can be carried by most Soviet and Russian attack aircraft, including the
MiG-23, the
MiG-27, the
MiG-29
The Mikoyan MiG-29 (russian: Микоян МиГ-29; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the Mi ...
, the
Su-22, the
Su-24, the
Su-25
The Sukhoi Su-25 ''Grach'' (russian: Грач (''rook''); NATO reporting name: Frogfoot) is a subsonic, single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Sukhoi. It was designed to provide close air support for Soviet Gro ...
, the
Su-27
The Sukhoi Su-27 (russian: Сухой Су-27; NATO reporting name: Flanker) is a Soviet-origin twin-engine supermaneuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi. It was intended as a direct competitor for the large US fourth-generation jet ...
, the
Su-30, and the
Su-34 and the
Mi-24
The Mil Mi-24 (russian: Миль Ми-24; NATO reporting name: Hind) is a large helicopter gunship, attack helicopter and low-capacity troop transport with room for eight passengers. It is produced by Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and has been o ...
,
Ka-50 and the
Ka-52
The Kamov Ka-50 "Black Shark" (russian: Чёрная акула, translit=Chyornaya akula, English: kitefin shark, NATO reporting name: Hokum A) is a Soviet/Russian single-seat attack helicopter with the distinctive coaxial rotor system of the ...
attack helicopter. The cylindrical
aluminum
Aluminium (aluminum in American and Canadian English) is a chemical element with the symbol Al and atomic number 13. Aluminium has a density lower than those of other common metals, at approximately one third that of steel. It has ...
fuselage is divided into 8 sections, each has its own pneumatically opened doors. It can be filled with:
* 96 (8×12) ''
AO-2,5RT'' 2.5 kilogram-mass high explosive mines
* 96 (8×12) ''
PTM-1'' anti-tank mines
* 156 ''
PFM-1S'' mines
KMGU-2 is an advanced version of the system. The
Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
The United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW or CCWC), concluded at Geneva on October 10, 1980, and entered into force in December 1983, seeks to prohibit or restrict the use of certain conventional weapons which are consid ...
restricts the use of such weapon systems.
Users
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See also
*
JP233
*
MW-1
The MW-1'' (Mehrzweckwaffe 1'', multipurpose weapon) is a German munitions dispenser similar to the British JP233. It is designed to be carried on the Tornado IDS, although it can be carried on the F-104 Starfighter and the F-4 Phantom. The MW-1 ...
*
K/YBS500
*
TL500
External sources
КМГУat th
Sky Cornersite
– janes.com
Aerial bombs of Russia
Cold War aerial bombs of the Soviet Union