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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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The GBU-8 was a American 2000 lbs TV guided gliding bomb. It was used in Vietnam. It used a contrast-seeker, which could track only high contrast targets. This made it difficult to get a reliable lock.
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The '''2,000 lb GBU-8''' is an American TV-guided gliding bomb. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]].
  
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
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== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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The GBU-8 uses a contrast-seeker, which could track only high-contrast targets. This can make it difficult to get a reliable lock.
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| '''Mass''' || 1,027 kg (2,000 lbs)
 
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| '''Guidance''' || TV
 
| '''Guidance''' || TV
 
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| '''Explosive mass''' || 428.6 kg
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| 2,000 lbs
 
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| '''Explosive type''' || Tritonal
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| '''TNT equivalent''' || 505.75 kg
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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* Gliding fins extend the range
 
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* Large explosive filler
  
 
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* [http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app5/hobos.html <nowiki>[Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles]</nowiki> Rockwell HOBOS (Homing Bomb System) (GBU-8/B, GBU-9/B)]
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Latest revision as of 07:06, 28 October 2024

Description

The 2,000 lb GBU-8 is an American TV-guided gliding bomb. It was introduced in Update "Winged Lions".

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Jet fighters 
F-4  F-4E Phantom II · Kurnass
F-15  Baz · Baz Meshupar · F-15A · F-15C MSIP II
F-16  F-16A · ▄F-16A
Strike aircraft 
A-4  A-4E · A-4E Early (M) · Ayit
A-7  A-7D · A-7K
A-10  A-10A

General info

The GBU-8 uses a contrast-seeker, which could track only high-contrast targets. This can make it difficult to get a reliable lock.

Bomb characteristics
Mass 1,027 kg (2,000 lbs)
Guidance TV
Explosive mass 428.6 kg
Explosive type Tritonal
TNT equivalent 505.75 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

Describe situations when you would utilise this bomb in-game (vehicle, pillbox, base, etc)

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Fire-and-forget
  • Gliding fins extend the range
  • Large explosive filler

Cons:

  • Can't always get a target lock

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


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

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