English edit

Etymology edit

sub- +‎ munition

Noun edit

submunition (plural submunitions)

  1. Any part of a weapon (typically a bomb or missile) that separates from a parent munition before or during employment.
    • 2022 April 21, Lorenzo Tondo, “Russia using cluster bombs to kill Ukrainian civilians, analysis suggests”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
      Bellingcat [] has reviewed some of the pictures collected by the Guardian, confirmed the presence of tail fins of RBK-500 cluster bombs with PTAB-1M submunitions and cluster rocket, launched by BM-30 Smerch.