Bomblet carrier projectile equipped with lightweight training bomblets arranged in layers

A bomblet carrier projectile for delivering training bomblets to a target area, comprising:

• a projectile body;
• a plurality of training bomblets supported in layers within said projectile body, each said training bomblet comprising a housing made of at least one of paper and plastic;
• a plurality of supporting means disposed within said body and stackable in the axial direction of said body for supporting the housings of said training bomblets in said layers, each said supporting means comprising a disc-shaped support plate disposed transversely to the longitudinal axis of the projectile body and below the training bomblets in the same layer for providing a planar support for the bomblets in the same layer, each said support plate having an axial gas passage channel and a side facing a respective one of the bomblet layers, said side including a circular groove leading to each bomblet and radially extending grooves connecting the axial gas passage channel with said circular groove for the passage of ignition gases for igniting all bomblets disposed on the respective support plate;
• a detonator arranged in a frontal region of said projectile body;
• a gas passage channel formed along the longitudinal axis of said projectile body;
• and
• ejector means disposed behind said detonator and including an ejection charge for emitting ignition gases when ignited by said detonator that are passed through said gas passage channel for igniting said training bomblets and an ejection plate for ejecting the training bomblets from the projectile body, over a target area, in response to pressure generated by the ignition gases.