Mk 84 bomb
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The Mk 84 bomb is a 2,000-pound class general-purpose unguided bomb widely used by the U.S. and allied air forces as the warhead basis for various precision-guided munitions.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mk 84 bomb canonical | 3 |
| GBU-10 Paveway II | 1 |
| Mark 84 Mod 6 bomb | 1 |
| Mark 84 bomb | 1 |
| Mk 84 GP bomb | 1 |
| Mk 84 general-purpose bomb | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air-dropped bomb
ⓘ
conventional weapon ⓘ general-purpose bomb ⓘ unguided bomb ⓘ |
| canBeConvertedTo | precision-guided munition ⓘ |
| canBeFittedWith |
nose fuze
ⓘ
proximity fuze ⓘ tail fuze ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | multiple U.S. and NATO aircraft ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor | tactical aircraft ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 457 mm ⓘ |
| dragCharacteristic | low-drag ⓘ |
| explosiveType | high explosive ⓘ |
| family |
Mark 80 series bombs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mark 80 low-drag general-purpose bombs
|
| filling |
Composition H6
ⓘ
PBXN-109 ⓘ Tritonal ⓘ |
| fillingMass |
approximately 429 kg
ⓘ
approximately 945 lb ⓘ |
| guidance | unguided in basic form ⓘ |
| introducedInPeriod |
Vietnam War
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam War era
|
| length | approximately 3.84 m ⓘ |
| mass |
2000 lb class
ⓘ
approximately 907 kg ⓘ |
| natoDesignation |
Mk 84 bomb
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mk 84 GP bomb
|
| partOf | Mark 80 series ⓘ |
| role | general-purpose blast-fragmentation ⓘ |
| typicalTargets |
bridges
ⓘ
hardened structures ⓘ industrial facilities ⓘ runways ⓘ |
| usedAsWarheadFor |
AGM-130
ⓘ
GBU-10 Paveway II ⓘ BLU-109 bomb ⓘ
surface form:
GBU-15
GBU-24 Paveway III ⓘ GBU-27 Paveway III ⓘ GBU-32 JDAM ⓘ
surface form:
GBU-31 JDAM
GBU-56 LJDAM ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ allied air forces ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
GBU-10 Paveway II
this entity surface form:
Mk 84 GP bomb
this entity surface form:
Mark 84 bomb
this entity surface form:
Mark 84 Mod 6 bomb
this entity surface form:
Mk 84 general-purpose bomb