Therefore, the fins cannot become separated from the bomb. However, the fins can wrap around the rear section of the bomb after it hits the ground and obscure the tail fuze from view. Like bombs, they are carried by aircraft. Their payload, however, is smaller ordnance called submunitions. Submunitions are discussed later in this chapter.
Dispensers come in a variety of shapes and sizes depending on the payload inside.
Never approach a dispenser or any part of a dispenser you find on the battlefield. The payload of submunitions always scatters in the area where the dispenser hit the ground. Dropped dispensers may be in one piece or in multiple pieces. All dropped dispensers use either mechanical time or proximity fuzing. These fuzes allow the payload to be dispersed at a predetermined height above the target.