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THREAD: SMArt 155

While identifying use of SMArt 155 in videos is often difficult due to resolution, camera angle and framing one clear indication of their use in #Ukraine are the jettisoned parachutes and ballutes which arrest the submunitions flight. 1/ Image
SMArt 155 is one of two 155mm munitions (the other being BONUS) that contain a pair of submunitions capable of scanning the target area and firing down on targets. Below is a cutaway of the round with the two submunitions inside. 2/ Image
This clip from GWIS (the manufacturer) shows how the ballute and parachute slow the slight of the submunition to allow it to find its target. 3/
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