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This is a much higher percentage than in the more recent American Mark 80 series bombs thus the designation as a demolition bomb. [citation needed] In the late 1950s through the early 1970s it was a standard aircraft weapon, carried by the F-100 Super Sabre, F-111 Ardvark, F-104 Starfighter, F-105 Thunderchief, and F-4 Phantom.
The Mk 20 Rockeye II, CBU-99 Rockeye II, and CBU-100 Rockeye II comprise an American cluster bomb family which are employed primarily in an anti-tank mode against armored vehicles. They are an air-launched, conventional free-fall, explosively opened, submunition dispensing, cluster bomb. [ 1 ]
The GBU-8 consists of a contrast seeker in the nose section, four cruciform tailfins with flying surfaces for control, strakes connecting the tailfins with the nose section, and a 2000 lb Mk. 84 low-drag general-purpose bomb. The same type of guidance kit was also attached to a 3000 lb Mark 118 bomb, where it was designated GBU-9. [3] [2]
M-118 (Michigan highway), a state highway; Mercedes-Benz M118 engine, an automobile engine; 7.62×51mm NATO, a rifle cartridge called M118; Mark 118 bomb, an American general purpose bomb; M118, a US military semi trailer
The company was founded by Guy Hogue in 1968, after he started making pistol grips that would properly fit his hand. [5] As a member of the Los Angeles Police Department, [3] Hogue also started making grips for fellow officers. His grips became so popular that he retired from his job in law enforcement to focus on his own business. [5] [3]
The HGK is a Turkish guidance kit used to convert 2000-lb Mark 84 bombs into GPS/INS guided smart bombs. [11] According to a test report conducted by the United States Navy's Weapon System Explosives Safety Review Board (WSESRB) established in the wake of the 1967 USS Forrestal fire, the cooking off time for a Mk 84 is about 8 minutes 40 seconds.
An F-100D of the 308th TFS, being loaded with Mk 117 750 lb bombs at Tuy Hoa, South Vietnam, in early 1966. The M117 is an air-dropped demolition bomb [1] used by United States military forces. The weapon dates back to the Korean War of the early 1950s.
AR-15 with a Magpul Industries Angled Fore Grip (AFG®). Angled forward grips can provide similar functionality to vertical forward grips. They differ in that a vertical foregrip is more useful for "driving" the weapon, while an angled foregrip is more effective at pulling the weapon into the shooter's shoulder while keeping the offhand wrist in a comfortable and manageable position, which ...