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== General info ==
 
== General info ==
{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="2" |'''Bomb Characteristics'''
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|Mass
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| '''Mass''' || 277 kg
|277 kg
 
 
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|Guidance
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| '''Guidance''' || Laser
|Laser
 
 
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|Guidance Time
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| '''Guidance time''' || 60 s
|60 s
 
 
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|Explosive Mass
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| '''Explosive mass''' || 87.1 kg
|87.1 kg
 
 
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|Explosive Type
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| '''Explosive type''' || Composition H6
|Comp. H6
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| '''TNT equivalent''' || 117.59 kg
 
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|TNT Equivalent
 
|117.59
 
 
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== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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In this video, Phly Daily utilizes the GBU-12 Paveway II on the A-6E TRAM, showing its effectiveness.
  
 
== See also ==
 
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* ''other literature.''
 
* ''other literature.''
  
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[[Category:Suspended armaments]]

Latest revision as of 06:22, 28 October 2024

Description

Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Jet fighters 
F-4  Kurnass 2000
F-14  F-14B
F-16  ▄F-16AM · F-16C · F-16C Barak II · F-16D Barak II
JF-17  JF-17
JAS39  JAS39A · JAS39C · ▄JAS39C · ◔JAS39EBS HU C
Mirage 2000  Mirage 2000-5F
Strike aircraft 
A-6  A-6E TRAM
A-10  A-10C
F-111  F-111C · F-111F
AMX  AMX
Harrier  Harrier GR.7 · AV-8B (NA) · AV-8B Plus · ▄AV-8B Plus
Mirage 2000  Mirage 2000D-R1
Super Etendard  Super Etendard

General info

Bomb characteristics
Mass 277 kg
Guidance Laser
Guidance time 60 s
Explosive mass 87.1 kg
Explosive type Composition H6
TNT equivalent 117.59 kg

Effective damage

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Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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Pros:

Cons:

History

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Media

In this video, Phly Daily utilizes the GBU-12 Paveway II on the A-6E TRAM, showing its effectiveness.

See also

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  • reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;
  • references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.

External links

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  • 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