MW-1
The MW-1'' is a German munitions dispenser similar to the British JP233. It is designed to be carried on the Tornado IDS, although it can be carried on the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter and the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. The MW-1 started to be phased out after the German Government ratified the Convention on Cluster Munitions in 2009.
Submunitions
The MW-1 was designed so that different types of submunitions may be loaded into its 112 tubes. The MIFF, MUSA and MUSPA mines are parachute dropped, and upon reaching the ground self-right and arm. The mines are blast-resistant and are reported to self-destruct within less than forty days from deployment.KB 44
: Bomblets for use against unarmored and light armored targets such as vehicles and airplanes, etc.STABO
: Bomb to destroy runways. The first shaped charge explodes on impact, creating a channel under the surface. An additional charge creates an explosion under the concrete runway to make a crater with heaved sides, making it much more difficult to repair than a simple crater because the large jagged pieces have to be broken off, removed, and edges smoothed before a temporary or permanent repair can be effected.MIFF
: Anti-tank mine with a magnetic field sensor.The MIFF mine is an anti-tank mine. The mine has a seismic sensor, as well as a magnetic influence sensor that it uses to determine the optimum detonation point. It uses two back-to-back Misznay-Schardin effect shaped charges to penetrate the hulls of armoured vehicles, and 38 secondary bowl shapes that produce secondary fragments.
Specifications
- Height: 98 mm
- Diameter: 132 mm
- Weight: 3.4 kg
MUSA and MUSPA
- MUSA : Mine with active sensors and fragmentation charge for immediate or timed detonation.
- MUSPA : Mine with active and passive sensors with fragmentation warhead for immediate or time-controlled detonation to destroy or damage aircraft and vehicles traversing the target area.
The MUSA mine has a simple delay fuse which triggers the mine after a pre-set interval to prevent clearance operations.
The MUSPA mine, officially classified as an anti-aircraft mine, has an acoustic sensor which triggers the mine when the right acoustic signature is detected.
Specifications
- Height: 126 mm
- Diameter: 132 mm
- Weight: 4.5 kg
In popular culture
- The combat flight simulator Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies featured the MW-1 on the Tornado IDS and the game's fictional fighter aircraft, the X-02 Wyvern. Subsequent games would instead use the JP233 due to using the British designation.
- The MW-1 was featured as the Carpet Bombing Tactical Aid for the NATO faction in the real-time strategy game World In Conflict.
- The MW-1 is featured in the strategy video game Warno by Eugen Systems.