From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Phil Payne wrote:
>> "A further variant of the BL-755 is the HADES. Essentially it is the
>> outer-casing of the BL-755 but instead of 147 HEAT charges it contains
>> 49 2.5kg HB.876 area denial submunitions as used in the JP.233
>> anti-airfield weapon. The physical dimensions of the system are the same
>> as the standard BL-755 but it is slightly lighter at 259kg (571 lbs).
>> Since the HB.876 is classed as an anti-personnel mine it is now unlikely
>> that HADES remains an active weapon in the UK arsenal since it has
>> signed the Anti-Land Mine Treaty."
>
> I doubt any of them are in active use.  They're sods to deliver - the
> aircraft is a sitting duck at that height and speed.
>
>
Cough cough.....umm yes when they had to waft along a runway at 50 foot but
it may be the case that you can tell the bomb when to release & it may
be possible to equip said weapon with glide wings & a lgb/pgm nose.

Imagine a JP233 with winglets & a "brain".

Gosh that's almost a Storm Shadow/Scalp EG.

Adam

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