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ID

OSMP928

Date

17 October 2023

Source

Reported Location

Ukraine › Zaporizhzhia Oblast › Berdyansk

Year

2023

Munition Category

Rocket or Missile

Functional use

Cluster Munition

Tentative Model

MGM-140 ATACMS series

Base Colour

Red Yellow / Tan

Marking Colour

White

Marking Script

Latin Numerical

Condition

Delivered Munition Functioned Munition Part

Mechanical Feature

Rivet Holes, Screws, Rivets

Guidance

Guided Munition

Domain

Surface-to-Surface

Calibre

610 mm

Analyst Note

18 November 2024
This remnant of an MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) surface-to-surface ballistic missile is marked to indicate it is the MGM-140A variant, a cluster munition which carries 950 M74 multi-purpose submunitions. Submunitions of this type are sometimes referred to by the acronym ‘anti-personnel and anti‑materiel (APAM)’. Additional markings indicate a manufacturing date (“10/96”; October 1996), a serial number (“411240”), and other information. (ARES)

External Research

U.S. Army (via BITS)

“The M74 grenade is filled with composition B explosive filler and is covered by a steel shell … Upon impact and detonation each grenade breaks up into a large number of high-velocity steel fragments that are effective against targets such as truck tires, missile rounds, thin-skinned vehicles, and radar antennas. This submunition is not effective against armored vehicles. The M74 grenade also contains incendiary material and has an antipersonnel radius of 15 m.”

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