Difference between revisions of "BGL-400 (400 kg)"

From War Thunder Wiki
Jump to: navigation, search
(General info: add table)
 
(3 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
== Description ==
 
== 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.'' -->
 
[[File:WeaponImage {{PAGENAME}}.png|thumb|left|420px|The BGL-400 laser guided bomb (scale is approximate)]]
 
[[File:WeaponImage {{PAGENAME}}.png|thumb|left|420px|The BGL-400 laser guided bomb (scale is approximate)]]
 
{{Break}}
 
{{Break}}
''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.''
+
The '''400 kg BGL-400''' is a French laser-guided gliding bomb. It was introduced in [[Update "Ground Breaking"]].
  
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
Line 8: Line 9:
  
 
* {{Specs-Link|jaguar_a}}
 
* {{Specs-Link|jaguar_a}}
 +
* {{Specs-Link|jaguar_e}}
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
Line 51: Line 53:
  
 
== 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:''
 
* ''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.'' -->
 +
 
 +
;Related development
 +
* [[BGL-1000 (970 kg)]]
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
Line 62: Line 67:
 
* [[wt:en/news/7398-development-new-guided-aircraft-bombs-en|[Devblog] New guided aircraft bombs]]
 
* [[wt:en/news/7398-development-new-guided-aircraft-bombs-en|[Devblog] New guided aircraft bombs]]
  
{{Bombs}}
+
{{Guided bombs}}
  
 
[[Category:Suspended armaments]]
 
[[Category:Suspended armaments]]

Latest revision as of 11:46, 25 June 2023

Description

The BGL-400 laser guided bomb (scale is approximate)


The 400 kg BGL-400 is a French laser-guided gliding bomb. It was introduced in Update "Ground Breaking".

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

Bomb characteristics
Guidance Laser
Missile guidance time 60 secs
Mass 400 kg
Explosive type TNT
TNT equivalent 167 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

Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.

Pros:

Cons:

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

Related development

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