FAB-500M-54 (500 kg)
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Description
The 500 kg FAB-500M-54 is a Russian high-explosive high-drag 500 kg bomb not meant to penetrate objects, buildings or vehicles before exploding and is mountable on the Mi-24 series Soviet helicopters.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
| Vehicles equipped with this weapon | |
|---|---|
| Jet fighters | MiG-15bis ISh |
| MiG-21 | MiG-21F-13 · MiG-21PFM · MiG-21S (R-13-300) · ◄MiG-21 SPS-K · MiG-21SMT · J-7II |
| MiG-29 | MiG-29 · ◊MiG-29 · ◄MiG-29G · MiG-29SMT |
| Strike aircraft | Su-7B · Su-7BKL · Su-7BMK |
| Yak-38 · Yak-38M | |
| Attack helicopters | Mi-8TV · ◊Mi-8TB |
| Mi-24 | Mi-24A · ▂Mi-24D · ◔Mi-24D · Mi-24P · ◔Mi-24P · ◊Mi-24P · ◄Mi-24P HFS 80 · Mi-24V · ◔Mi-24V |
General info
| Bomb characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Mass | 478 kg |
| Explosive mass | 201 kg |
| Explosive type | TNT |
| HE max penetration | 88 mm |
| Armour destruction radius | 9 m |
| Fragment dispersion radius | 134 m |
Effective damage
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Usage in battles
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