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== General info == | == General info == | ||
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== Usage in battles == | == Usage in battles == | ||
| − | + | The GBU-10 Paveway II is highly effective when used in ground battles almost guaranteeing a ground kill during optimal conditions. It‘s important to use the GBU-10 only when you are constantly able to maintain laser lock meaning that cloudy weather or enemy air superiority will significantly lower the probability of a hit. Aircraft equipped with this weapon should always gain height before starting bombing to ensure safety while laser guiding the GBU-10 Paveway II. | |
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| + | If the aircraft carrying the GBU-10 has stabilized thermal vision you should prefer using it at night as it‘s difficult for SPAA to detect the enemy aircraft bombing them as a bomb doesn’t have a smoke trail and is almost invisible to everyone. | ||
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| + | It‘s important to note that the higher the bomb gets dropped the more is it able to guide itself making it more precise. | ||
=== Pros and cons === | === Pros and cons === | ||
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'''Pros:''' | '''Pros:''' | ||
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| + | + high splash damage | ||
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| + | + almost always a guaranteed hit when dropped correctly | ||
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| + | + can change the target during fall | ||
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| + | + can also be used as a normal non guided bomb | ||
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* | * | ||
'''Cons:''' | '''Cons:''' | ||
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| + | – hard to maintain lock during bad weather | ||
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| + | – smoke of ground vehicles disturb the guidance | ||
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| + | – guiding aircraft can‘t turn the laser away until the bomb hit | ||
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* | * | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:'' | ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:'' | ||
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* ''reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;'' | * ''reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;'' | ||
* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.'' | * ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.'' | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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* ''topic on the official game forum;'' | * ''topic on the official game forum;'' | ||
* ''other literature.'' | * ''other literature.'' | ||
Latest revision as of 09:38, 6 November 2024
Contents
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-16C Barak II · F-16D Barak II |
| JF-17 | JF-17 |
| JAS39 | JAS39A · JAS39C · ▄JAS39C · ◔JAS39EBS HU C |
| Strike aircraft | |
| A-6 | A-6E TRAM |
| A-10 | A-10C |
| F-111 | F-111C · F-111F |
General info
| Bomb characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Mass | 957 kg (2109.8 lbs) |
| Guidance | Laser |
| Guidance time | 60 s |
| Explosive mass | 428.7 kg |
| Explosive type | Comp. H6 |
| TNT equivalent | 578.75 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
The GBU-10 Paveway II is highly effective when used in ground battles almost guaranteeing a ground kill during optimal conditions. It‘s important to use the GBU-10 only when you are constantly able to maintain laser lock meaning that cloudy weather or enemy air superiority will significantly lower the probability of a hit. Aircraft equipped with this weapon should always gain height before starting bombing to ensure safety while laser guiding the GBU-10 Paveway II.
If the aircraft carrying the GBU-10 has stabilized thermal vision you should prefer using it at night as it‘s difficult for SPAA to detect the enemy aircraft bombing them as a bomb doesn’t have a smoke trail and is almost invisible to everyone.
It‘s important to note that the higher the bomb gets dropped the more is it able to guide itself making it more precise.
Pros and cons
Pros:
+ high splash damage
+ almost always a guaranteed hit when dropped correctly
+ can change the target during fall
+ can also be used as a normal non guided bomb
Cons:
– hard to maintain lock during bad weather
– smoke of ground vehicles disturb the guidance
– guiding aircraft can‘t turn the laser away until the bomb hit
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 |
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| 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 |
