BONUS artillery round
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The BONUS artillery round is a French-designed 155mm sensor-fuzed munition that deploys smart submunitions to autonomously detect and destroy armored vehicles.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
155 mm artillery round
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anti-armor munition ⓘ artillery shell ⓘ sensor-fuzed munition ⓘ |
| allianceStandard | NATO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | BOfors NUtating Shell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackProfile | top-attack ⓘ |
| caliber | 155 mm ⓘ |
| category | cluster munition alternative ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | NATO-standard 155 mm artillery systems ⓘ |
| compliesWith | 155 mm Joint Ballistics Memorandum of Understanding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | smart submunitions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| deploymentMode | air-dispensed submunitions from artillery shell ⓘ |
| designedBy | Nexter Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | precision engagement of armored targets ⓘ |
| designedTo |
autonomously destroy armored vehicles
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autonomously detect armored vehicles ⓘ engage moving armored targets ⓘ |
| developedBy |
BAE Systems Bofors
NERFINISHED
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Bofors NERFINISHED ⓘ Nexter Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature | reduced unexploded ordnance risk compared to traditional cluster munitions ⓘ |
| fuzing | sensor-fuzed ⓘ |
| guidanceType | autonomous target-seeking submunitions ⓘ |
| introducedAs | BONUS Mk II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchPlatform | 155 mm howitzers ⓘ |
| munitionType | sensor-fuzed artillery round ⓘ |
| numberOfSubmunitions | 2 ⓘ |
| operationalConcept | fire-and-forget ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
anti-armor
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anti-tank ⓘ |
| productionStatus | in service ⓘ |
| propellantChargeSystem | separate-loading 155 mm artillery system compatible ⓘ |
| rangeClass | long-range artillery munition ⓘ |
| searchPattern | spinning scan over target area ⓘ |
| submunitionEffect | explosively formed penetrator ⓘ |
| submunitionGuidanceSensors |
infrared sensors
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laser sensors ⓘ |
| targetType |
armored vehicles
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tanks ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Finnish Defence Forces
NERFINISHED
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French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Norwegian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedish Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army ⓘ |
| uses | parachute-retarded submunitions ⓘ |
| warheadType | top-attack submunitions ⓘ |
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