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- Matra Durandal - Wikipedia
A simple crater in a runway could be filled in without issue, so the Durandal uses two explosions to displace the concrete slabs of a runway, thus making the damage to the runway far more difficult to repair The bomb is named after a mythical medieval French sword
- BLU-107 Durandal - Dumb Bombs - GlobalSecurity. org
BLU-107 Durandal The Durandal anti-runway bomb was developed by the French company MATRA, designed solely for the purpose of destroying runways
- BLU-107 B Durandal - National Museum of the USAF
When the Durandal's nose is pointed down, its 330-pound high explosive warhead is rocket-fired into the runway After penetrating up to 15 feet of concrete, the warhead detonates and craters the runway, rendering it useless for aircraft
- Anti-Runway Penetration Bomb: What are these? - AloneReaders
The Matra Durandal, a single 450 lb bomb with parachute brakes, a rocket booster, and two warheads, is one system that has been in existence since 1977 and deviates from the French Israeli runway piercing bomb design employed in 1967
- Durandal - Weaponsystems. net
The Durandal is a penetration bomb of French origin It was developed in the early 1970's at the request of the French air force It is specifically developed for use against runways The design is based on an earlier French-Israeli development which proved very successful during the 1967 Six Day War The Durandal is named after a mythical
- Munition, bomb, Durandal | METIS - Fenix Insight
The Durandal is a French parachute-retarded (then) rocket-boosted anti-runway (anti-piste) bomb developed by MATRA (Mécanique Aviation Traction) and SAMP (Société des ateliers mécaniques de Pont-sur-Sambre) in the mid-1970s
- Overview — BLU-107 B Durandal bomb - Military Periscope
The BLU-107 B Durandal was designed by French company Matra to destroy runways It uses a parachute retard system in a low-level drop, attaining a nose-down attitude and firing a rocket booster to penetrate nearly 16 in (400 mm) below the runway surface
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During the 1991 Gulf War the 20th Fighter Wing, flew F-111Es from Turkey, initially in low level night attacks on airfields, using the Durandal anti-runway weapon 20th Wing flight commander Captain George Kelman said "there is nothing better at destroying a runway than a Durandal "
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