It was used extensively in the Vietnam War by American forces.
On some Arc Light missions, the B-52Ds carried two SUU-24 dispensers in the bomb bay, containing a total of 10,656 bomblets.
The BLU-3/B 'Pineapple' was a fragmentation bomblet for use against personnel and unarmored targets.
After release from the aerial dispenser, the bomblet was stabilized by six pop-out drag vanes.
It detonated on impact, and dispersed 250 high-velocity steel pellets.