submunition
noun
sub·mu·ni·tion
(ˌ)səb-myü-ˈni-shən 
: any of a group of smaller weapons carried as a warhead by a missile or projectile and expelled as the carrier approaches its target
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Each shell scatters as many as 88 grenade-sized submunitions, and can kill and maim infantry across a wide area.
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David Axe, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Natalia returned to Kosovo that fall for another two months of training, and she is currently certified to dispose of mines, rockets, artillery and mortar shells, submunitions, grenades, and small arms.
—Michael Holtz, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
When the Ukrainian army started lobbing ATACMS, each of which scatters hundreds of grenade-sized submunitions across a wide area, the Russians panicked—and began pulling back many of the warplanes, redeploying them to bases just beyond the 200-mile range of the ATACMS.
—David Axe, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
The 100-pound shells often leave behind unexploded submunitions that can pose a serious hazard to friendly troops and civilians.
—David Axe, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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David Axe, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Natalia returned to Kosovo that fall for another two months of training, and she is currently certified to dispose of mines, rockets, artillery and mortar shells, submunitions, grenades, and small arms.
—Michael Holtz, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
When the Ukrainian army started lobbing ATACMS, each of which scatters hundreds of grenade-sized submunitions across a wide area, the Russians panicked—and began pulling back many of the warplanes, redeploying them to bases just beyond the 200-mile range of the ATACMS.
—David Axe, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
The 100-pound shells often leave behind unexploded submunitions that can pose a serious hazard to friendly troops and civilians.
—David Axe, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Submunition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submunition. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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