GBU-16 Paveway II (1,092 lb)

Description

The GBU-16 Paveway II is an American laser-guided bomb. It was introduced in Update "Apex Predators".

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Jet fighters
F-14	F-14B
F-16	F-16D Barak II
Mirage 2000	Mirage 2000-5F JAS39|- Strike aircraft  A-6  A-6E TRAM AV-8  ▄AV-8B Plus Mirage 2000  Mirage 2000D-R1 Tornado  ◄Tornado IDS ASSTA1 · ▄Tornado IDS (1995) General info Bomb characteristics Mass 495.3 kg (1,092 lbs) Guidance Laser Guidance time 60 s Explosive mass 201.8 kg Explosive type Comp. H6 TNT equivalent 272.43 kg Effective damage Describe the type of damage produced by this type of bomb (high explosive, splash damage, etc) Comparison with analogues Give a comparative description of bombs that have firepower equal to this weapon. Usage in battles Describe situations when you would utilise this bomb in-game (vehicle, pillbox, base, etc) Pros and cons Pros: The GBU-16 can be dropped from high altitude and will glide to its target, keeping the carrying aircraft at a safe distance from the target Cons: The GBU-16 impacts the flight performance: a carrying aircraft will be hampered if it gets into an air combat History Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />. Media Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos. See also Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example: reference to the article about the variant of the weapon; references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees. External links Paste links to sources and external resources, such as: topic on the official game forum; other literature. Guided bombs USA  500 lb  GBU-38(V)2/B JDAM (500 lb) 1,092 lb  GBU-16 Paveway II 505 kg  AGM-62A Walleye I 510 kg  AGM-62A Walleye I ER 1,970 lb  GBU-31 JDAM 2,000 lb  GBU-8 · GBU-15(V)1/B · GBU-15(V)2/B 957 kg  GBU-10 Paveway II Germany  1,400 kg  PC 1400 X (Fritz X)* USSR  50 kg  KAB-50L · KAB-50TV 500 kg  KAB-500Kr · KAB-500Kr-E · KAB-500L · KAB-500S 1,500 kg  KAB-1500Kr · KAB-1500L Britain  277 kg  GBU-12 Paveway II 546 kg  Mk.13 2,000 lb  GBU-24 Paveway III China  250 kg  GB250 · LS-6 250 500 kg  GB500 · LS-6 500 1,000 kg  GB1000 Italy  277 kg  BA-FG-230-Lizard-2 France  400 kg  BGL-400 970 kg  BGL-1000   * Armour-piercing bomb See also  List of unguided bombs · List of armour-piercing bombs · List of retarded bombs