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CONTENEUR-EJECTEUR MUNITIONS CORRECTION-VENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-08-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Weapon Systems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wind corrected munitions dispenser
1, record 1, English, wind%20corrected%20munitions%20dispenser
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- WCMD 1, record 1, English, WCMD
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- wind compensated munitions dispenser 2, record 1, English, wind%20compensated%20munitions%20dispenser
correct
- WCMD 2, record 1, English, WCMD
correct
- WCMD 2, record 1, English, WCMD
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The WCMD is a next-generation, inexpensive dispenser guidance tailkit that turns existing cluster munitions into all‑weather precision-guided weapons. By correcting for launch transients, ballistic errors and winds aloft, the WCMD provides strike aircraft with an accurate pattern lay-down capability for cluster munitions from any operational altitude or weather condition. 1, record 1, English, - wind%20corrected%20munitions%20dispenser
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes d'armes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- disperseur de munitions à correction du vent
1, record 1, French, disperseur%20de%20munitions%20%C3%A0%20correction%20du%20vent
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- conteneur-éjecteur de munitions à correction-vent 2, record 1, French, conteneur%2D%C3%A9jecteur%20de%20munitions%20%C3%A0%20correction%2Dvent
correct, masculine noun
- WCMD 2, record 1, French, WCMD
masculine noun
- WCMD 2, record 1, French, WCMD
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parmi les armes pouvant être transportées à l'intérieur, [il y a] les bombes JDAM (munition interarmées d'attaque directe); les bombes à sous-munition CBU-105 [Cluster Bomb Unit - 105] WCMD (conteneur-éjecteur de munitions à correction-vent), amorcées par capteur; les armes tirées à distance interarmes (JSOW); les bombes téléguidées Paveway IV; les bombes de petit diamètre (SDB); le missile air-air AIM-120C [advanced medium-range air-to-air missile] et le missile antiblindé Brimstone. 2, record 1, French, - disperseur%20de%20munitions%20%C3%A0%20correction%20du%20vent
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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