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.
Aliases (4)
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
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| designedFor |
aircraft carriage and release
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| diameter |
approximately 273 mm
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| explosiveFiller |
Composition H6
→
PBXN-109 → Tritonal → |
| explosiveType |
high explosive
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| familyIncludes |
BLU-111/B (low-collateral variant)
→
insensitive munition variants → |
| filledWeight |
about 192 kg
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| fuzing |
nose fuze capable
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tail fuze capable → |
| guidance |
unguided (free-fall)
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| length |
approximately 2.21 m
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| material |
steel casing
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| mountingStandard |
14-inch suspension lugs
→
30-inch suspension lugs (optional) → |
| notableCharacteristic |
most widely used bomb in the Mark 80 series
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| partOfSeries |
Mark 80 series bombs
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|
| role |
general-purpose blast-fragmentation bomb
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| serviceEntry |
1960s
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| standardWeightClass |
500-pound bomb
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|
| typicalUse |
close air support
→
interdiction missions → tactical air-to-ground strike missions → |
| usedAsWarheadFor |
GBU-12 Paveway II
→
GBU-16 Paveway II → GBU-35 JDAM → GBU-38 JDAM → GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II → GBU-50 Enhanced Paveway II → GBU-51 JDAM → GBU-52 JDAM → GBU-54 Laser JDAM → 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 (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper
("GBU-38 JDAM bombs")
→
|
armament |
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Paveway series guided bombs
→
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compatibleWith |
|
Paveway series guided bombs
("GBU-12 Paveway II")
→
|
includesVariant |
|
Mk 82 bomb
("Mark 80 series bombs")
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partOfSeries |
|
Mk 83 bomb
→
|
seriesIncludes |
|
Mk 82 bomb
("GBU-38 JDAM")
→
|
usedAsWarheadFor |