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Munition Category
Functional use
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Guidance
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Fins Characteristic
Weight Class
External Research
CNN
Israeli forces used US-made munitions in a deadly strike on a school complex that was housing displaced people near Khan Younis in southern Gaza, according to a CNN analysis of video from the scene. “Based on the characteristic shape of the fin, the screw housings, as well as the overall shape of the munition fragment… this remnant is consistent with a GBU-39-series tail actuation system located in the rear of the munition,” Patrick Senft, a research coordinator at Armament Research Services (ARES), told CNN.
Armament Research Services (ARES)
“The tail actuation section … is located at the farthest point of the munition from the bomb body and explosive content. The tail actuation section is often found partly or largely intact following the munition’s functioning. This section contains the thermal battery and four fins, some or all of which may be damaged or absent.”
