Mark 80 series
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The Mark 80 series is a family of U.S. general-purpose, low-drag, unguided aerial bombs that serve as the standard warhead bodies for many modern precision-guided munitions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mark 80 series canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | family of aerial bombs ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mark 80 series bombs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mk 80 series
|
| category |
U.S. military aircraft weapons
ⓘ
general-purpose bombs ⓘ unguided bombs ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
various nose fuzes
ⓘ
various tail kits ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedAs | general-purpose bomb ⓘ |
| designedFor |
external carriage on aircraft
ⓘ
internal carriage in bomb bays ⓘ |
| dragCharacteristic | low-drag ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| explosiveFilling |
Composition H6
ⓘ
PBXN-109 ⓘ Tritonal ⓘ |
| feature |
aerodynamically streamlined shape
ⓘ
low radar cross-section compared to earlier bombs ⓘ |
| guidance | unguided ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Mark 80 series bombs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mark 81 bomb
Mk 82 bomb ⓘ
surface form:
Mark 82 Mod 1 bomb
Mk 82 bomb ⓘ
surface form:
Mark 82 Mod 2 bomb
Mk 82 bomb ⓘ
surface form:
Mark 82 Mod 5 bomb
Mk 82 bomb ⓘ
surface form:
Mark 82 bomb
Mk 83 bomb ⓘ
surface form:
Mark 83 bomb
Mk 84 bomb ⓘ
surface form:
Mark 84 Mod 6 bomb
Mk 84 bomb ⓘ
surface form:
Mark 84 bomb
|
| material | steel bomb body ⓘ |
| primaryUse | aerial bombing ⓘ |
| replaced | M117 bomb in many roles ⓘ |
| standardWarheadBodyFor |
GBU-10 Paveway II
ⓘ
GBU-12 Paveway II ⓘ GBU-16 Paveway II ⓘ GBU-24 Paveway III ⓘ GBU-31 JDAM ⓘ GBU-32 JDAM ⓘ GBU-38 JDAM ⓘ Joint Direct Attack Munition ⓘ Paveway series guided bombs ⓘ
surface form:
Paveway laser-guided bombs
precision-guided munitions ⓘ |
| typicalSuspensionLugSpacing |
14 inches
ⓘ
30 inches ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NATO member states
ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.