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Ten Mark 83 bombs aboard a US Navy F/A-18E. The nominal weight of the bomb is 1,000 pounds (450 kg), although its actual weight varies between 985 pounds (447 kg) and 1,030 pounds (470 kg), depending on fuze options, [1] and fin configuration. [2] The Mk 83 is a streamlined steel casing containing 445 pounds (202 kg) of tritonal high explosive ...
The GBU-16 Paveway II is an American Paveway-series laser-guided bomb, a modified 1,000-pound (450 kg) Mk 83 general-purpose bomb, [2] but with laser seeker [3] and wings for guidance. The GBU-16 was introduced into service around 1976 and is used by the U.S. Air Force , U.S. Navy , U.S. Marine Corps , and various NATO air forces .
The AGM-123 is composed out of a 1,000 lb (454 kg) Mark 83 low-drag general purpose bomb fitted with a Paveway guidance kit and one Aerojet Mk 78 solid-propellant rocket that fires upon launch. The rocket allows the AGM-123 to be dropped farther away from the target than could free-fall bombs, which helps protect the delivery aircraft from ...
The Mark 84 or BLU-117 [7] is a 2,000-pound (900 kg) American general purpose aircraft bomb. It is the largest of the Mark 80 series of weapons. Entering service during the Vietnam War , it became a commonly used US heavy unguided bomb .
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Diagram of a British, 250 lb General-Purpose Bomb Mark 1, used during the early part of World War 2. A general-purpose bomb is an air-dropped bomb intended as a compromise between blast damage, penetration, and fragmentation in explosive effect. They are designed to be effective against enemy troops, vehicles, and buildings.
The Griffin Laser Guided Bomb (Griffin LGB) is a laser-guided bomb system made by Israel Aerospace Industries' MBT missile division. It is an add-on kit which is used to retrofit existing Mark 82, Mark 83, and Mark 84 and other unguided bombs, making them into laser-guided smart bombs (with the option of GPS guidance). [1]