M141 Bunker Defeat Munition

The M141 Bunker Defeat Munition (BDM), or SMAW-D ("Disposable"), is a single shot, shoulder launched weapon designed to defeat hardened structures. The weapon was designed as a modification of the United States Marine Corps Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW) to fill the void in the United States Army inventory of a "bunker buster" weapon.

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