| 155 mm BONUS | |
|---|---|
 BONUS 155 mm construction | |
| Type | Smart artillery round Sensor-fuzed submunition |
| Place of origin | Sweden / France |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2000–present |
| Used by | See operators |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Bofors AB Nexter Systems |
| Designed | 1985–1997 |
| Manufacturer | BAE Systems Platforms & Services Nexter Systems |
| Produced | 1998–present |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 44.6 kg (98 lb) unfused |
| Length | 898 mm (35.4 in) unfused |
| Diameter | 155 mm (6.1 in) |
| Muzzle velocity | 830 m/s (2,723 ft/s) from 39-caliber barrels |
| Maximum firing range |
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| Filling | 2 x autonomous anti-armour and anti-artillery submunitions |
| References | Janes[1] |
The BONUS (Bofors Nutating Shell)[2] or ACED (Anti-Char à Effet Dirigé)[3][4][5] is a 155 mm artillery cluster round co-developed and manufactured by Bofors of Sweden and Nexter of France. It was designed to fulfill a long range, indirect fire, top attack requirement against armoured fighting vehicles.
The BONUS base bleed carrier shell contains two submunitions, which descend over the battlefield on winglets and attack targets with explosively formed penetrator warheads.
- ^ Janes (2 February 2022), "155 mm BONUS sensor-fuzed munition", Janes Land Warfare Weapons: Ammunition, Coulsdon, Surrey: Jane's Group UK Limited., retrieved 6 August 2023
- ^ Frost, Roger; Hewish, Mark (1986). "Defence 86 Show Report". International Defense Review. 19 (4): 495 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "2001 Finance Bill: Land Forces". 23 November 2000.
- ^ "French Senate Report: French defense and cluster munitions". 13 December 2006.
- ^ "French Parliament: Information report by the National Defense and Armed Forces Committee on the ammunition industry". 16 December 2015.