Mk 84 bomb

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air-dropped bomb conventional weapon general-purpose bomb unguided bomb

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.

Aliases (2)

GBU-10 Paveway II ×1
Mk 84 GP 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 →
designedFor	tactical aircraft →
diameter	approximately 457 mm →
dragCharacteristic	low-drag →
explosiveType	high explosive →
family	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 era →
length	approximately 3.84 m →
mass	2000 lb class → approximately 907 kg →
natoDesignation	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 → GBU-15 → GBU-24 Paveway III → GBU-27 Paveway III → 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 (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Paveway series guided bombs →	compatibleWith
Paveway series guided bombs ("GBU-10 Paveway II") →	includesVariant
Mk 84 bomb ("Mk 84 GP bomb") →	natoDesignation
Mk 83 bomb →	seriesIncludes