Mark 80 series bombs

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general-purpose bomb general-purpose bomb family low-drag unguided aerial bomb family

The Mark 80 series bombs are a family of U.S. general-purpose, low-drag, unguided aerial bombs widely used as the standard foundation for many modern precision-guided munitions.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Mk 81 bomb	2
Mark 80 low-drag general-purpose bombs	1
Mark 80 series bombs canonical	1
Mark 81 bomb	1
Mk 80 series	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	general-purpose bomb ⓘ general-purpose bomb ⓘ general-purpose bomb ⓘ general-purpose bomb ⓘ general-purpose bomb family ⓘ low-drag unguided aerial bomb family ⓘ
canBeEquippedWith	delay fuzes ⓘ nose fuzes ⓘ proximity fuzes ⓘ tail fuzes ⓘ
compatibleWith	conventional tail kits ⓘ guidance kits ⓘ retarding tail kits ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designedFor	aircraft carriage ⓘ external stores carriage ⓘ internal bomb bay carriage ⓘ
eraOfIntroduction	Cold War ⓘ surface form: Cold War period
explosiveFilling	Composition H6 ⓘ PBXN-109 ⓘ Tritonal ⓘ
feature	conical tail or fin assemblies ⓘ high-explosive filling ⓘ low-drag aerodynamic shape ⓘ modular design ⓘ steel casing ⓘ
includesVariant	Mk 81 bomb ⓘ Mk 82 bomb ⓘ Mk 83 bomb ⓘ Mk 84 bomb ⓘ
mass	approximately 1,000 lb ⓘ approximately 2,000 lb ⓘ approximately 250 lb ⓘ approximately 500 lb ⓘ
role	primary medium-weight bomb of Mark 80 series ⓘ
standardizedAs	U.S. general-purpose bomb family ⓘ
status	largely withdrawn from U.S. service ⓘ
typicalUse	air-to-ground attack ⓘ close air support ⓘ interdiction missions ⓘ
usedAsFoundationFor	GBU-50 Enhanced Paveway II ⓘ surface form: GBU-series guided bombs GPS-guided bombs ⓘ JDAM ⓘ Paveway series guided bombs ⓘ surface form: Paveway series laser-guided bombs ⓘ precision-guided munitions ⓘ
usedBy	NATO ⓘ surface form: NATO member states United States Air Force ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ various allied air forces ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mk 83 bomb → partOfSeries → Mark 80 series bombs ⓘ

Mk 83 bomb → seriesIncludes → Mark 80 series bombs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mk 81 bomb

Mk 84 bomb → family → Mark 80 series bombs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mark 80 low-drag general-purpose bombs

Mk 15 Snakeye fin → usedWith → Mark 80 series bombs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mk 81 bomb

Mark 80 series → alsoKnownAs → Mark 80 series bombs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mk 80 series

Mark 80 series → hasMember → Mark 80 series bombs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mark 81 bomb