Mk 82 bomb
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The Mk 82 bomb is a widely used 500-pound general-purpose unguided aerial bomb that serves as the standard warhead for many precision-guided munitions.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mk 82 bomb canonical | 4 |
| BLU-111 bomb family | 1 |
| GBU-12 Paveway II | 1 |
| GBU-38 JDAM | 1 |
| GBU-38 JDAM bombs | 1 |
| Mark 80 series bombs | 1 |
| Mark 82 Mod 1 bomb | 1 |
| Mark 82 Mod 2 bomb | 1 |
| Mark 82 Mod 5 bomb | 1 |
| Mark 82 bomb | 1 |
| Mk 82 bomb body | 1 |
| Mk 82 general-purpose bomb | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. military ordnance
ⓘ
conventional weapon ⓘ general-purpose bomb ⓘ unguided aerial bomb ⓘ |
| approximateWeight |
227 kg
ⓘ
500 lb ⓘ |
| canBeConfiguredAs |
low-drag bomb
ⓘ
retarded bomb ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
BSU-49/B air-inflatable retarder
ⓘ
Mk 15 Snakeye fin ⓘ conical low-drag tail fin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor | aircraft carriage and release ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 273 mm ⓘ |
| explosiveFiller |
Composition H6
ⓘ
PBXN-109 ⓘ Tritonal ⓘ |
| explosiveType | high explosive ⓘ |
| familyIncludes |
BLU-111/B (low-collateral variant)
ⓘ
insensitive munition variants ⓘ |
| filledWeight | about 192 kg ⓘ |
| fuzing |
nose fuze capable
ⓘ
tail fuze capable ⓘ |
| guidance | unguided (free-fall) ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2.21 m ⓘ |
| material | steel casing ⓘ |
| mountingStandard |
14-inch suspension lugs
ⓘ
30-inch suspension lugs (optional) ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | most widely used bomb in the Mark 80 series ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Mk 82 bomb
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mark 80 series bombs
|
| role | general-purpose blast-fragmentation bomb ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1960s ⓘ |
| standardWeightClass | 500-pound bomb ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
close air support
ⓘ
interdiction missions ⓘ tactical air-to-ground strike missions ⓘ |
| usedAsWarheadFor |
Paveway series guided bombs
ⓘ
surface form:
GBU-12 Paveway II
Mk 83 bomb ⓘ
surface form:
GBU-16 Paveway II
GBU-35 JDAM ⓘ Mk 82 bomb self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
GBU-38 JDAM
Paveway series guided bombs ⓘ
surface form:
GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II
GBU-50 Enhanced Paveway II ⓘ GBU-51 JDAM ⓘ GBU-51 JDAM ⓘ
surface form:
GBU-52 JDAM
GBU-54 Laser JDAM ⓘ Paveway series guided bombs ⓘ
surface form:
GBU-58 Paveway II
|
| usedBy |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ many NATO air forces ⓘ various allied air forces worldwide ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
GBU-12 Paveway II
this entity surface form:
GBU-38 JDAM bombs
this entity surface form:
Mark 80 series bombs
this entity surface form:
GBU-38 JDAM
this entity surface form:
Mk 82 general-purpose bomb
this entity surface form:
BLU-111 bomb family
this entity surface form:
Mark 82 bomb
this entity surface form:
Mark 82 Mod 1 bomb
this entity surface form:
Mark 82 Mod 2 bomb
this entity surface form:
Mark 82 Mod 5 bomb
this entity surface form:
Mk 82 bomb body