1/32 BL755 Cluster Bomb

1/32 BL755 Cluster Bomb

  • Etat du stock:Disponible en 2-4 semaines
  • Code produit:RS320108
  • Marque:ResKit
CHF 13.75

Description

ResKit - 1/32 BL755 Cluster Bomb (4 pcs) (Jaguar, Harrier, Phantom, Mikoyan MiG-27) (for Revell and Trumpeter kits)
United Kingdom
The BL755 was used in combat by the Royal Navy and the Raf during the Falklands War and the Raf during the second Gulf War (Operation Telic) and Bosnian War. During the first Gulf War a small number were deployed by Raf Jaguars.

Yugoslavia
On the night of 27 October 1991, a Yugoslavian Soko J-22 Orao mistakenly dropped two BL755 Mk.3 bombs on the outskirts of Barcs, a small city in southernmost part of Hungary, causing extensive material damage, but no casualties. The incident led to an emergency upgrade of the Hungarian Air Force, which obtained 28 new MiG-29B fighter jets in exchange for a write-off of ex-Soviet state debt. The Hungarian government also invited NATO's Boeing E-3 Sentry Awacs planes to patrol over the Lake Balaton area, keeping a constant radar eye on the Balkan civil war theatre.

Zimbabwe
The Air Force of Zimbabwe's Bae Hawks were armed with BL755s, which were used against the Rwandan, Ugandan and Congolese rebel forces during the early stages of the Second Congo War, in support of Congolese leader Laurent Kabila.

Iran
The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force heavily used BL755 cluster bombs on Iraqi troop and armour concentrations during the Iran-Iraq War. They were carried by the F-5E, F-5F, F-4D and F-4E Phantoms.

Saudi Arabia/UAE
Both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have used the BL755 cluster bomb in the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen and ongoing Yemeni Civil War.