The MW-1'' (Mehrzweckwaffe 1'', multipurpose weapon) is a German munitions dispenser similar to the British

JP233 Originally known as the LAAAS (Low-Altitude Airfield Attack System), the JP233 is a British submunition delivery system consisting of large dispenser pods carrying several hundred submunitions designed to attack runways. Design and development D ...

. It is designed to be carried on the

Tornado IDS The Panavia Tornado is a family of Twinjet, twin-engine, variable-sweep wing multirole combat aircraft, jointly developed and manufactured by Italy, the United Kingdom and West Germany. There are three primary #Variants, Tornado variants: the ...

, although it can be carried on the

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and the

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.harpoondatabases: WM-1 (archived 11 August 2013)
/ref> The MW-1 started to be phased out after the German Government ratified the

Convention on Cluster Munitions The Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) is an international treaty that prohibits all use, transfer, production, and stockpiling of cluster bombs, a type of explosive weapon which scatters submunitions ("bomblets") over an area. Additionally, ...

in 2009.

Submunitions

The MW-1 was designed so that different types of submunitions may be loaded into its 112 tubes. The MIFF, MUSA and MUSPA mines are

parachute A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag or, in a ram-air parachute, aerodynamic lift. A major application is to support people, for recreation or as a safety device for aviators, who ...

dropped, and upon reaching the ground self-right and arm. The mines are blast-resistant and are reported to self-destruct within less than forty days from deployment.

KB 44

''(Kleinbombe 44)'': Bomblets for use against unarmored and light armored targets such as vehicles and airplanes, etc.

STABO

''(Startbahnbombe)'': Bomb to destroy

runway According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft". Runways may be a man-made surface (often asphalt concrete, as ...

s. The first

shaped charge A shaped charge is an explosive charge shaped to form an explosively formed penetrator (EFP) to focus the effect of the explosive's energy. Different types of shaped charges are used for various purposes such as cutting and forming metal, init ...

explodes on impact, creating a channel under the surface. An additional charge creates an explosion under the concrete runway to make a crater with heaved sides (large jagged, uprooted edges), making it much more difficult to repair than a simple crater because the large jagged pieces have to be broken off, removed, and edges smoothed before a temporary or permanent repair can be effected.

MIFF

''(Mine-Flach-Flach)'': Anti-tank mine with a magnetic field sensor. The MIFF mine is an

anti-tank mine An anti-tank mine (abbreviated to "AT mine") is a type of land mine designed to damage or destroy vehicles including tanks and armored fighting vehicles. Compared to anti-personnel mines, anti-tank mines typically have a much larger explosive c ...

. The mine has a seismic sensor, as well as a magnetic influence sensor that it uses to determine the optimum detonation point. It uses two back-to-back Misznay-Schardin effect shaped charges to penetrate the hulls of armoured vehicles, and 38 secondary bowl shapes that produce secondary fragments.

Specifications

* Height: 98 mm * Diameter: 132 mm * Weight: 3.4 kg

MUSA and MUSPA

* MUSA ''(Multi-Splitter-Aktiv)'': Mine with active sensors and fragmentation charge for immediate or timed detonation. * MUSPA ''(Multi-Splitter-Passiv-Aktiv)'': Mine with active and passive sensors with fragmentation warhead (2,100 metal splinters) for immediate or time-controlled detonation to destroy or damage aircraft and vehicles traversing the target area. The MUSA and MUSPA mines are identical in external appearance but have different fuses that allow them to perform different functions. When triggered, the mine scatters 2,100 steel pellets to an effective radius of 100 meters. The MUSA mine has a simple delay fuse which triggers the mine after a pre-set interval to prevent clearance operations. The MUSPA mine, officially classified as an anti-aircraft mine, has an acoustic sensor which triggers the mine when the right acoustic signature is detected.

Specifications

* Height: 126 mm * Diameter: 132 mm * Weight: 4.5 kg

In popular culture

* The

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'' Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies'' featured the MW-1 on the Tornado IDS and on the game's fictional fighter aircraft, the X-02 Wyvern. * The MW-1 was featured as the Carpet Bombing Tactical Aid for the NATO faction in the

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'' World In Conflict''. * The MW-1 is featured in the strategy video gam
WARNO
by

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References

* ''Jane's Mines and Mine Clearance 2005-2006''

External links

* {{ORDATA, 5981 Aerial bombs of Germany Anti-runway weapons Cluster munition Land mines of Germany

Submunitions

KB 44

STABO

MIFF

Specifications

MUSA and MUSPA

Specifications

In popular culture

See also

References

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