Tags: Weapon.
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.The BLU-3/B ‘Pineapple’ was a fragmentation bomblet for use against personnel and unarmored targets. After release from the aerial dispenser the bomblet was stabilized by six pop-out drag vanes. It detonated on impact and dispersed 250 high-velocity steel pellets.
