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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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[[File:Fab 50sv 37 Bombs.png|left|thumb|400x400px]]
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: 0px;"
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! colspan="4" |Data for {{PAGENAME}} bomb
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! Metric
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! Imperial
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| Overall Length
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| 93.6 cm
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| 36.9 in
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| Body Diameter
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| 21.9 cm
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| 8.6 in
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| Filling Weight
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| 26.35 kg
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| 58.1 lb
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| Total Weight
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| 49 kg
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| 108 lb
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| Explosive Filling
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| colspan="2;" style="text-align:center;" | TNT
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| Bomb Type
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| colspan="2;" style="text-align:center;" | High Explosive
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The '''50 kg FAB-50sv''' is a Soviet general-purpose high-explosive bomb. FAB is an acronym for ''fugasnaya aviatsionnaya bomba'' (''фугасная авиационная бомба'') or high explosive bomb. FAB bombs are generally followed by the numbers representing the bomb's weight in kilograms. Soviet iron bombs typically utilise circular ring airfoils to stabilise the bombs during freefall differing from the fins rather than box fins utilised on western type general purpose bombs.
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FAB bombs typically functioned with a single nose fuse, a single tail fuse or both which then served as a redundant trigger if the nose fuse failed. Soviet bombs are generally dark grey as the primary overall colour and typically are marked with designation weight in kilograms (e.g. FAB-50), fuse type, explosive or chemical filler and the number of auxiliary boosters (only found on bombs 250 kg or heavier). The tail fin will also include markings, such as year of manufacture, lot number produced from and factory number.
  
 
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== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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[[File:FAB-50_Explanation.jpg|350px|thumb|right|A top view of a FAB-50sv bomb with identification of parts (old model).]]
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FAB-50 bombs are constructed one of two ways, either forged or welded. The forged version is a bomb body which is a single unit of forged steel, the nose shape is ogival, the midsection is cylindrical, and the aft section is conically tapering to where the base adapter is located in which the tail unit is attached.<ref>[http://http://bulletpicker.com/pdf/TM%209-1985-7,%20USSR%20Bombs%20and%20Fuzes.pdf TM 9-1985-7, USSR Bombs and Fuzes - U.S. Army - Technical Manual, October 1954, p. 84]</ref> This bomb was not designed to be utilised with a tail fuse. The tail unit of the forged bomb is of box construction and is held into place to the base of the bomb with a spanner lock nut. This version of the bomb has a striking resemblance to U.S. AN-M general purpose bombs of similar weights. A single suspension band is fitted to the bomb allowing fitting to either bomb bay shackles or external payload pylons.
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[[File:FAB-50_Frontview.jpg|350px|thumb|right|A front view of a FAB-50sv bomb. Notice detail in nose fuse (old model).]]
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Welded FAB-50 bombs are two forged steel sections of tear-drop shape which are fused just aft of where the suspension band is fitted. Like the forged bomb, the rear section is conical while the nose of the bomb is ogival which concludes at the fuse adapter. The base of the bomb has a threaded extension which the tail unit is attached and held with a locking nut. Also, like the forged bomb, the welded version cannot be fitted with a tail fuse. The tail assembly for the welded bomb consists of a cone which has four fins either welded or riveted along with four struts which act as supports for the fins through riveting. To allow the welded bombs to be fitted to an American bomb shackle ([[B-25J-30 (USSR)|B-25J-30]] and [[P-40E-1 (USSR)|P-40E-1]] specifically), an additional suspension band is added to the bomb for a total of two suspension bands.<ref>[http://http://bulletpicker.com/pdf/TM%209-1985-7,%20USSR%20Bombs%20and%20Fuzes.pdf TM 9-1985-7, USSR Bombs and Fuzes - U.S. Army - Technical Manual, October 1954, p. 83]</ref>
  
 
=== Effective damage ===
 
=== Effective damage ===
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[[File:FAB-50_Rearview.jpg|350px|thumb|right|A rear view of a FAB-50sv bomb (old model).]]
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The Soviet bombs featured in War Thunder are composed of straight TNT explosive filling, which was the preferred filling when it came to the larger FAB bombs, especially during peacetime when the explosives would be in storage for a long duration. A tell-tale sign of bombs using TNT is the black smoke which is produced from the oxygen-deficient explosion of TNT when detonated with a tetryl booster.
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Typical crater size created from a FAB-50 bomb measured approximately .3 - .6 m in depth and 1.8 – 2.7 m<ref>[http://http://bulletpicker.com/pdf/TM%209-1985-7,%20USSR%20Bombs%20and%20Fuzes.pdf TM 9-1985-7, USSR Bombs and Fuzes - U.S. Army - Technical Manual, October 1954, p. 30]</ref> in diameter with a fragmentation radius of upwards of 68.6 metres.
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{| class="wikitable"
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| Max armour penetration high explosive action
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| Radius of destruction of armoured vehicle
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| 2 m
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| 6.56 ft
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| Radius of fragment dispersion
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| 73 m
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| 240 ft
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=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
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| [[AN-M30A1 (100 lb)|AN-M30A1]]
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| Amatol
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| [[SC50JA (50 kg)|SC50JA]]
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| 50 kg
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| Fp.60/40
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| [[Navy Type 97 Number 6 (60 kg)|Type 97 Number 6]]
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| Shimose
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| [[Army Type 94 GPHE (50 kg)|Type 94 GPHE]]
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| [[GP 50 (50 kg)|GP 50]]
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== Usage in battles ==
 
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The FAB-50sv is the lightest of the FAB series of bombs allowing it to be used between a wide range of fighters, attackers and bombers. The FAB-50 is a small bomb. However, it should not be discounted as it excels in use with low-level attacking or bombing aircraft. Even fighters which may carry one or two of these bombs can effectively take out a soft vehicle or AAA gun as a secondary target. Bombers which can carry a greater quantity can make short work of vehicle convoys or AAA clusters where blast radii will overlap and compound the damage inflicted to enemy targets. Unless these bombs are being dropped on a base, high altitude bombing of vehicles or AAA targets becomes very inaccurate, because the vehicles will have a chance to scatter or due to altitude and dropping of the bombs, the landing rate will be very wide between bombs and likelihood that most will miss the target.
  
 
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* Bombing aircraft less likely to be hit by splash damage when low-level bombing (Realistic and Simulator battles)
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== History ==
 
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The Soviets had varying types of bombs, fuses and fillers which they employed between 1939 and 1945. Early bombs used through 1942 were pre-war stock which was considered crude in design and manufacture, especially due to relying on unskilled labour and shortage of supervisory personnel in the manufacturing process. With old stock dwindling, a new effort was put into refining the design, manufacture and ballistic quality of the newer bombs.
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While the Soviet bombs in War Thunder feature TNT filler, other fillers were used during the war in bombs such as the smaller FAB bombs (100 kg and under) typically used a 78% picric acid and 22% dinitronaphthalene mixture, similar to the Mélinite-Mononitro-nitronaphthaline (M.Mn) or Trimonite used by the French in their [[G.A.M.Mn 50 (50 kg)]] bombs. Other mixtures used by the Soviets include included 80/20 TNT/Ammonium nitrate, 50/50 TNT/Ammonium Nitrate and 80/20 TNT/Dinitronapthalene.
  
 
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File:FAB-50_Sideview.jpg|480px|thumb|left|Side view of an FAB-50sv' bomb (old model)
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File:FAB-50_I-15WR.jpg|thumb|none|250px|FAB-50sv bomb mounted on external wing pylon of an [[I-15 WR]]
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File:FAB-50_La-5drop.jpg|thumb|none|250px|FAB-50sv bomb dropped from an external pylon of a [[La-5]]
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File:FAB-50_BombbayIL-4.jpg|thumb|none|250px|FAB-50sv bombs situated in bomb bay of an [[IL-4]] bomber
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File:FAB-50_Su-2TSS1.jpg|thumb|none|250px|A [[Su-2 TSS-1]] releasing its FAB-50sv bombs
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== See also ==
 
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Description

Fab 50sv 37 Bombs.png
Data for FAB-50sv (50 kg) bomb
Metric Imperial
Overall Length 93.6 cm 36.9 in
Body Diameter 21.9 cm 8.6 in
Filling Weight 26.35 kg 58.1 lb
Total Weight 49 kg 108 lb
Explosive Filling TNT
Bomb Type High Explosive

The 50 kg FAB-50sv is a Soviet general-purpose high-explosive bomb. FAB is an acronym for fugasnaya aviatsionnaya bomba (фугасная авиационная бомба) or high explosive bomb. FAB bombs are generally followed by the numbers representing the bomb's weight in kilograms. Soviet iron bombs typically utilise circular ring airfoils to stabilise the bombs during freefall differing from the fins rather than box fins utilised on western type general purpose bombs.

FAB bombs typically functioned with a single nose fuse, a single tail fuse or both which then served as a redundant trigger if the nose fuse failed. Soviet bombs are generally dark grey as the primary overall colour and typically are marked with designation weight in kilograms (e.g. FAB-50), fuse type, explosive or chemical filler and the number of auxiliary boosters (only found on bombs 250 kg or heavier). The tail fin will also include markings, such as year of manufacture, lot number produced from and factory number.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Fighters 
I-15  I-15 WR · I-15 M-22 · I-15 M-25 · I-15bis · ␗I-15bis · Krasnolutsky's I-15bis
I-16  ␗I-16 type 17 · I-16 type 18 · I-16 type 24 · I-16 type 27 · I-16 type 28
I-153  I-153 M-62 · Zhukovsky's I-153-M62 · ␗I-153 M-62 · I-153P
I-180  I-180S
ITP  ITP (M-1)
LaGG-3  LaGG-3-11 · LaGG-3-23 · LaGG-3-35 · LaGG-3-66
La-5  La-5 · La-5F · La-5FN
La-7  La-7 · Dolgushin's La-7 · La-7B-20
Yak-1  Yak-1 · Yak-1B
Yak-7  Yak-7B
Strike aircraft 
IL-2  IL-2 (1941) · IL-2 (1942) · IL-2 M-82 · IL-2-37 · IL-2M "Avenger" · IL-2M (1943) · IL-2M type 3
IL-8  IL-8 (1944)
IL-10  IL-10 · IL-10 (1946) · ␗IL-10 (1946) · ◔IL-10
Su-2  BB-1 · Su-2 (M-82) · Su-2 MV-5 · Su-2 TSS-1
Su-6  Su-6 · Su-6 (AM-42) · Su-6 (M-71F)
Tandem MAI  Tandem MAI
Bombers 
A-20  ▂A-20G-30
B-25  ▂B-25J-30
DB-3  ␗DB-3A · DB-3B
IL-4  IL-4
MBR-2  MBR-2-M-34
Pe-8  Pe-8
Po-2  Po-2 · Po-2M
Yer-2  Yer-2 (M-105) · Yer-2 (M-105) TAT · Yer-2 (M-105R) LU · Yer-2 (M-105R) TAT
Jet bombers  Tu-14T

General info

A top view of a FAB-50sv bomb with identification of parts (old model).

FAB-50 bombs are constructed one of two ways, either forged or welded. The forged version is a bomb body which is a single unit of forged steel, the nose shape is ogival, the midsection is cylindrical, and the aft section is conically tapering to where the base adapter is located in which the tail unit is attached.[1] This bomb was not designed to be utilised with a tail fuse. The tail unit of the forged bomb is of box construction and is held into place to the base of the bomb with a spanner lock nut. This version of the bomb has a striking resemblance to U.S. AN-M general purpose bombs of similar weights. A single suspension band is fitted to the bomb allowing fitting to either bomb bay shackles or external payload pylons.

A front view of a FAB-50sv bomb. Notice detail in nose fuse (old model).

Welded FAB-50 bombs are two forged steel sections of tear-drop shape which are fused just aft of where the suspension band is fitted. Like the forged bomb, the rear section is conical while the nose of the bomb is ogival which concludes at the fuse adapter. The base of the bomb has a threaded extension which the tail unit is attached and held with a locking nut. Also, like the forged bomb, the welded version cannot be fitted with a tail fuse. The tail assembly for the welded bomb consists of a cone which has four fins either welded or riveted along with four struts which act as supports for the fins through riveting. To allow the welded bombs to be fitted to an American bomb shackle (B-25J-30 and P-40E-1 specifically), an additional suspension band is added to the bomb for a total of two suspension bands.[2]

Effective damage

A rear view of a FAB-50sv bomb (old model).

The Soviet bombs featured in War Thunder are composed of straight TNT explosive filling, which was the preferred filling when it came to the larger FAB bombs, especially during peacetime when the explosives would be in storage for a long duration. A tell-tale sign of bombs using TNT is the black smoke which is produced from the oxygen-deficient explosion of TNT when detonated with a tetryl booster.

Typical crater size created from a FAB-50 bomb measured approximately .3 - .6 m in depth and 1.8 – 2.7 m[3] in diameter with a fragmentation radius of upwards of 68.6 metres.

FAB-50sv (50 kg) damage table Metric Imperial
Max armour penetration high explosive action 65 mm 2.56 in
Radius of destruction of armoured vehicle 2 m 6.56 ft
Radius of fragment dispersion 73 m 240 ft

Comparison with analogues

Comparable bombs to FAB-50sv (50 kg)
Name Mass Explosive mass Explosive type Penetration Armour destruction radius Fragmentation radius
▃ AN-M30A1 100 lb 24.5 kg Amatol 65 mm 2 m 67 m
▀ SC50JA 50 kg 25 kg Fp.60/40 65 mm 2 m 70 m
▅ Type 97 Number 6 60 kg 25.3 kg Shimose 65 mm 2 m 69 m
▅ Type 94 GPHE 50 kg 25.09 kg Type 97 65 mm 2 m 70 m
▄ GP 50 58 kg 25 kg Amatol 65 mm 2 m 70 m
▄ D.T. No.2 55.7 kg 19 kg TNT 64 mm 2 m 62 m
▄ G.A.M.Mn 50 53 kg 29 kg M.Mn 66 mm 2 m 75 m

Usage in battles

The FAB-50sv is the lightest of the FAB series of bombs allowing it to be used between a wide range of fighters, attackers and bombers. The FAB-50 is a small bomb. However, it should not be discounted as it excels in use with low-level attacking or bombing aircraft. Even fighters which may carry one or two of these bombs can effectively take out a soft vehicle or AAA gun as a secondary target. Bombers which can carry a greater quantity can make short work of vehicle convoys or AAA clusters where blast radii will overlap and compound the damage inflicted to enemy targets. Unless these bombs are being dropped on a base, high altitude bombing of vehicles or AAA targets becomes very inaccurate, because the vehicles will have a chance to scatter or due to altitude and dropping of the bombs, the landing rate will be very wide between bombs and likelihood that most will miss the target.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Small bomb, can be outfitted on fighter aircraft
  • Bombing aircraft less likely to be hit by splash damage when low-level bombing (Realistic and Simulator battles)
  • Great bomb for disabling enemy aircraft capturing runways of domination maps

Cons:

  • Limited damage if dropped singly
  • Less effective when used at high altitude (>3,000 m)
  • Increased weight and drag, decrease the overall performance of aircraft

History

The Soviets had varying types of bombs, fuses and fillers which they employed between 1939 and 1945. Early bombs used through 1942 were pre-war stock which was considered crude in design and manufacture, especially due to relying on unskilled labour and shortage of supervisory personnel in the manufacturing process. With old stock dwindling, a new effort was put into refining the design, manufacture and ballistic quality of the newer bombs.

While the Soviet bombs in War Thunder feature TNT filler, other fillers were used during the war in bombs such as the smaller FAB bombs (100 kg and under) typically used a 78% picric acid and 22% dinitronaphthalene mixture, similar to the Mélinite-Mononitro-nitronaphthaline (M.Mn) or Trimonite used by the French in their G.A.M.Mn 50 (50 kg) bombs. Other mixtures used by the Soviets include included 80/20 TNT/Ammonium nitrate, 50/50 TNT/Ammonium Nitrate and 80/20 TNT/Dinitronapthalene.

Media

Images

  • Side view of an FAB-50sv' bomb (old model)

  • FAB-50sv bomb mounted on external wing pylon of an I-15 WR

  • FAB-50sv bomb dropped from an external pylon of a La-5

  • FAB-50sv bombs situated in bomb bay of an IL-4 bomber

  • A Su-2 TSS-1 releasing its FAB-50sv bombs

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

References

  1. ↑ TM 9-1985-7, USSR Bombs and Fuzes - U.S. Army - Technical Manual, October 1954, p. 84
  2. ↑ TM 9-1985-7, USSR Bombs and Fuzes - U.S. Army - Technical Manual, October 1954, p. 83
  3. ↑ TM 9-1985-7, USSR Bombs and Fuzes - U.S. Army - Technical Manual, October 1954, p. 30


High-explosive and general-purpose bombs
USA 
100 lb  AN-M30A1
250 lb  AN-M57 · LDGP Mk 81
300 lb  H.E. M31
500 lb  AN-M64A1 · LDGP Mk 82
600 lb  H.E. M32
750 lb  M117 cone 45
1,000 lb  AN-M65A1 · AN-M65A1 Fin M129 · LDGP Mk 83
2,000 lb  AN-M66A2 · LDGP Mk 84
3,000 lb  M118
4,000 lb  AN-M56
Germany 
50 kg  SC50JA
200 kg  Sprengbombe
250 kg  SC250JA
400 kg  Sprengbombe
450 kg  Sprengbombe 68/70
500 kg  SC500K
1,000 kg  SC1000L2
1,800 kg  SC1800B
2,500 kg  SC2500
USSR 
25 kg  AO-25M-1
50 kg  FAB-50sv
100 kg  FAB-100sv · FAB-100M-43 · OFAB-100
250 kg  FAB-250sv · FAB-250M-43 · FAB-250M-44 · FAB-250M-46 · FAB-250M-54 · FAB-250M-62 · OFAB-250sv · OFAB-250-270
500 kg  FAB-500sv · FAB-500M-43 · FAB-500M-44 · FAB-500M-46 · FAB-500M-54 · FAB-500M-62
1,000 kg  FAB-1000 · FAB-1000M-43 · FAB-1000M-44
1,500 kg  FAB-1500M-46
3,000 kg  FAB-3000M-46
5,000 kg  FAB-5000
Britain 
250 lb  G.P. Mk.IV · M.C. Mk.I
500 lb  G.P. Mk.IV · H.E. M.C. Mk.II · M.C. Mk.I
540 lb  Mk.M2
1,000 lb  G.P. Mk.I · M.C. Mk.I · L.D H.E. M.C. Mk.1 · H.E. M.C. Mk.13
4,000 lb  H.C. Mk.II · H.C. Mk.IV
8,000 lb  H.C. Mk.II
12,000 lb  H.C Mk.I
Japan 
Army 
50 kg  Type 94 GPHE
100 kg  Type 94 GPHE
250 kg  Type 92 GPHE
500 kg  Type 92 GPHE
Navy 
60 kg  Type 97 Number 6
250 kg  Type 98 Number 25 · Type Number 25 Model 2
500 kg  Type Number 50 Model 2
800 kg  Number 80 Mod. 1
China 
100 kg  100-2
250 kg  Type 250-2 · 250-3
500 kg  500-3
1500 kg  1500-2
3000 kg  3000-2
Italy 
50 kg  GP 50
100 kg  GP 100T · SAP 100M
230 kg  BAFG-230
250 kg  GP 250
460 kg  BAFG-460
500 kg  GP 500
800 kg  GP 800
920 kg  BAFG-920
France 
50 kg  D.T. No.2 · G.A. MMN. 50 · Type 61C
75 kg  G2 Navale
100 kg  No.1
250 lb  SAMP Mk 81
150 kg  I2 Navale
200 kg  No.1
500 lb  SAMP Mk 82
250 kg  Matra 25E · SAMP Type 25
400 kg  SAMP Type 21
1,000 lb  SAMP Mk 83
500 kg  No.2
2,000 lb  SAMP Mk 84
Sweden 
50 kg  mb m/37AT · sb m/42 · sb m/47 · Model 1938
100 kg  Model 1938
120 kg  sb m/61 · m/71
250 kg  mb m/40 · mb m/50
500 kg  mb m/41 · mb m/56
600 kg  mb m/50
Israel 
100 kg  100/50 kg G.P.
250 kg  250/50 kg G.P.
360 kg  360/50 kg G.P.
500 kg  500/50 kg G.P.
See also  List of armour-piercing bombs · List of guided bombs · List of retarded bombs

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