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== General info ==
 
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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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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=== Pros and cons ===
 
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Latest revision as of 09:38, 6 November 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-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

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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

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Media

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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

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