Original U.S. Vietnam War Era BLU-3 “Pineapple” Cluster Bomblet Training Cutaway - Inert

Original Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful example of a “classroom” training aid cutaway of a BLU-3 cluster bomb. These training aids were and still are a crucial part of training new generations of service men and women to better allow them to understand just how the equipment they’re using work. The bomblet is totally inert and is unable to be used as an explosive device. This example is in complete compliance with the current BATF standards governing inert ordnance and is not available for export. BLU-3 Pineapple was a cluster bomblet, 360 were deployed from the CBU-2A cluster bomb. It was used extensively in the Vietnam War by American forces. It was named "Pineapple" because of its appearance. On some Arc Light missions, the B-52Ds carried two SUU-24 dispensers in the bomb bay, containing a total of 10,656 bomblets. The BLU-3/B 'Pineapple' was a fragmentation bomblet for use against personnel and unarmored targets. After release from the aerial dispenser, the bomblet w