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The SC 500 was a Sprengbombe Cylindrisch ("cylindrical explosive bomb") family of 500 kg weight general-purpose bombs used by the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II. Design [ edit ]
The FAB-500 is a Soviet-designed 500-kilogram (1,100 lb) general purpose air-dropped bomb with a high-explosive warhead, primarily used by the Russian Aerospace Forces, former Soviet republics and customer countries. The original M-54 model was rolled out in 1954, shaped for internal carriage by heavy bombers, a low-drag M-62 version in 1962 ...
Size variations of these bombs are 100 kg (220 lb), 250 kg (550 lb), 450 kg (990 lb) and 500 kg (1,100 lb). The 450 kg and 500 kg bombs have precision-guided versions as well. The bombs are manufactured by Munitions India Limited .
RBK-500 is a Russian 500 kg cluster bomb. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It carries 15 "Motiv-3" SPBE-D antitank submunitions developed by NPO Bazalt with dual-mode infrared homing system. [ 3 ] It entered service with the Soviet Air Force in 1987.
The bomb was used by Japanese forces at the Battle of Midway. [3] The bomb was designed in 1937 and adopted in 1938, and will penetrate 400 mm of reinforced concrete. [2] Type 99 No.25: Ordinary Bomb: 250 kg (550 lb) 60 kg (132 lb) Type 91 explosive (Trinitroanisol) One piece of machine forged 19 mm (3 ⁄ 4 in) steel: 170 cm (68 in) Horizontal ...
Although the Mk82's nominal weight is 500 lb (230 kg), its actual weight varies depending on its configuration, from 510 to 570 lb (230 to 260 kg). It is a streamlined steel casing containing 192 lb (87 kg) of Tritonal high explosive. The Mk82 is offered with a variety of fin kits, fuzes, and retarders for different purposes.
The KAB-500-OD [3] variant is equipped with a fuel-air explosive warhead. The technology of KAB-500Kr is also used for larger bombs, such as KAB-1500Kr based on the 1500 kg class FAB-1500 iron bomb. [4] [5] There is also the training bomb KAB-500Kr-U. [6] The KAB-500S-E is a version with satellite guidance. [7
The ODAB-500PM and ODAB-500PMV [49] unguided bombs carry a 190 kg (420 lb) fuel–air explosive each. ODAB-1500 is a larger version of the bomb. [50] The KAB-1500S GLONASS/GPS guided 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) bomb also has a thermobaric variant. Its fireball will cover a 150 m (490 ft) radius and its lethal zone is a 500 m (1,600 ft) radius. [51]