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[[File:Army Type 92 GPHE (500 kg) from Ki-49-IIa.jpg|thumb|x250px|The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' dropped from {{Specs-Link|ki-49_2a}}.]]
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a bomb used by the aviation of the Imperial Japanese Army during the World War Two, primarily on its frontline bombers. It's a very competent explosive, able to deal with tanks and naval vessels alike.
  
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
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== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! colspan="2" | Bomb characteristics
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|-
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| '''Mass''' || 500 kg
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|-
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| '''Explosive mass''' || 223 kg
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|-
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| '''Explosive type''' || Shimose
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|-
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| '''TNT equivalent''' || 245.3 kg
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|-
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| '''HE max penetration''' || 92 mm
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|-
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| '''Armour destruction radius''' || 10 m
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| '''Fragment dispersion radius''' || 139 m
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|-
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|}
  
 
=== Effective damage ===
 
=== Effective damage ===
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The bomb produces high explosive damage, able to [[Damage mechanics#Overpressure|overpressure]] soft-body vehicles from even a relatively distant explosion. Dealing with harder targets, such as tanks, or fully armoured tank destroyers, requires the bomb to land within less than 10 meters from the target. Against blue water naval vessels, either a direct hit is required, or dropping the bomb ahead of the vessel, so that it'd explode under the keel while sinking to maximise the damage output.
  
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
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Type 92 can be considered an iconic 500 kg bomb, featuring a spot-on 500 kg mass and average explosive filler. Compared to its [[Navy Type Number 50 Model 2 (500 kg)|naval equivalent]], it boasts a slightly larger explosive filler, but the difference is unlikely to be palatable in a real combat.
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="3" | Bomb
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! style="width:30%" | Mass<br>(kg)
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! style="width:30%" | TNT equivalent<br>(kg)
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|- style="height: 100%;"
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| [[File:USA flag.png|link=|25px]]
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| [[File:Bombs large.png|link=|x25px]][[File:Bombs heavy middle.png|link=|x25px]]
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| [[AN-M65A1 (1,000 lb)|1,000 lb AN-M65A1]]
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| {{#expr: 1104*{{#var:lb2kg}} round 0}}
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| 318.48
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|- style="height: 100%;"
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| [[File:USA flag.png|link=|25px]]
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| [[File:Bombs special.png|link=|x25px]]
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| [[LDGP Mk 83 (1,000 lb)|1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83]]
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| {{#expr: 985*{{#var:lb2kg}} round 0}}
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| 272.43
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|- style="height: 100%;"
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| [[File:Germany flag.png|link=|25px]]
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| [[File:Bombs large.png|link=|x25px]][[File:Bombs special.png|link=|x25px]]
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| [[SC500K (500 kg)]]
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| 500
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| 260
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|- style="height: 100%;"
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| [[File:USSR flag.png|link=|25px]]
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| [[File:Bombs large.png|link=|x25px]]
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| [[FAB-500sv (500 kg)]]
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| 508.3
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| 325
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|- style="height: 100%;"
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| [[File:USSR flag.png|link=|25px]]
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| [[File:Bombs special.png|link=|x25px]]
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| [[FAB-500M-43 (500 kg)]]
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| 468.57
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| 243.71
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|- style="height: 100%;"
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| [[File:USSR flag.png|link=|25px]]
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| [[File:Bombs heavy.png|link=|x25px]]
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| [[FAB-500M-44 (500 kg)]]
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| 477.1
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| 222.15
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|- style="height: 100%;"
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| [[File:Britain flag.png|link=|25px]]
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| [[File:Bombs large.png|link=|x25px]]
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| [[M.C. Mk.I (1,000 lb)|M.C. 1,000 lb Mk.I]]
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| {{#expr: 1021*{{#var:lb2kg}} round 0}}
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| 215.4
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|- style="height: 100%;"
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| [[File:Japan flag.png|link=|25px]]
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| [[File:Bombs heavy middle.png|link=|x25px]]
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| [[Army Type 92 GPHE (500 kg)|500 kg Type 92 GPHE]]
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| 500
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| 245.3
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|- style="height: 100%;"
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| [[File:Japan flag.png|link=|25px]]
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| [[File:Bombs heavy middle.png|link=|x25px]]
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| [[Navy Type Number 50 Model 2 (500 kg)|Navy Type Number 50 Model 2]]
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| 500
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| 227.5
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|- style="height: 100%;"
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| [[File:Italy flag.png|link=|25px]]
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| [[File:Bombs special.png|link=|x25px]]
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| [[GP 500 (500 kg)]]
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| 508
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| 216
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|- style="height: 100%;"
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| [[File:France flag.png|link=|25px]]
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| [[File:Bombs special.png|link=|x25px]]
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| [[No.2 (500 kg)|500 kg No.2]]
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| 520
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| 255.68
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|- style="height: 100%;"
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| [[File:France flag.png|link=|25px]][[File:Netherlands flag.png|link=|25px]]
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| [[File:Bombs heavy middle.png|link=|x25px]]
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| [[Vliegtuigbom (400 kg)|400 kg Vliegtuigbom]]
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| 400
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| 167
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|-
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|}
  
 
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[[File:Army Type 92 GPHE (500 kg) size comparsion.jpg|thumb|Size comparison of the Army Type 92 GPHE to a sailor]]
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Typically, for a 500 kg bombs, it features a nice compromise between the mass of the bomb and its destructive capability. It's able to knock out tanks from near-misses and heavily cripple, if not outright destroy, frigates and destroyers.
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
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* Good TNT equivalent of the explosive filler
  
 
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* Available only on bombers. No option to use it on strike craft or fighters.
  
 
== History ==
 
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[[File:Army Type 92 GPHE (500 kg).jpg|thumb|Details of the {{PAGENAME}}]]
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Type 92 High-Explosive bomb was used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the World War Two. It had a black steel body with a cast red-tipped nose cone. The body had two bands: one yellow and one white, ahead of the suspension lug. Filling was made of pre-formed paper-wrapped [[wikipedia:Picric acid|Picric acid]] blocks, consisting a total of 46.4% of the body mass of the bomb. It used a nose-mounted fuse, either ''Type 92 Tail Fuze For Large Bombs B-4 (a)'', which fused instantly on impact or ''Type 92 Nose Fuze For Large Bombs A-4 (a)'', which used almost instantly as well, but had a more complex design.
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These bombs were used primarily against ground targets - IJA used Type 4 bombs against naval surface vessels.
  
 
== Media ==
 
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* [http://ww2data.blogspot.com/2015/12/imperial-japanese-army-explosives-bombs.html <nowiki>[WW2 Data Blog]</nowiki> Imperial Japanese Army Explosives - Bombs (Part 1)]
 
* [http://ww2data.blogspot.com/2015/12/imperial-japanese-army-explosives-bombs.html <nowiki>[WW2 Data Blog]</nowiki> Imperial Japanese Army Explosives - Bombs (Part 1)]
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* [https://www.bulletpicker.com/pdf/TM-9-1985-4.pdf <nowiki>[Bulletpicker]</nowiki> TM 9-1985-4/TO 39B-1A-11 JAPANESE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE], page 9
  
 
{{Bombs}}
 
{{Bombs}}
  
 
[[Category:Suspended armaments]]
 
[[Category:Suspended armaments]]

Latest revision as of 21:41, 7 August 2024

This page is about the Japanese bomb Army Type 92 GPHE (500 kg). For other uses, see Type 92 (Disambiguation).
The Army Type 92 GPHE (500 kg) dropped from Ki-49-IIa.

Description

Army Type 92 GPHE (500 kg) was a bomb used by the aviation of the Imperial Japanese Army during the World War Two, primarily on its frontline bombers. It's a very competent explosive, able to deal with tanks and naval vessels alike.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

Bomb characteristics
Mass 500 kg
Explosive mass 223 kg
Explosive type Shimose
TNT equivalent 245.3 kg
HE max penetration 92 mm
Armour destruction radius 10 m
Fragment dispersion radius 139 m

Effective damage

The bomb produces high explosive damage, able to overpressure soft-body vehicles from even a relatively distant explosion. Dealing with harder targets, such as tanks, or fully armoured tank destroyers, requires the bomb to land within less than 10 meters from the target. Against blue water naval vessels, either a direct hit is required, or dropping the bomb ahead of the vessel, so that it'd explode under the keel while sinking to maximise the damage output.

Comparison with analogues

Type 92 can be considered an iconic 500 kg bomb, featuring a spot-on 500 kg mass and average explosive filler. Compared to its naval equivalent, it boasts a slightly larger explosive filler, but the difference is unlikely to be palatable in a real combat.

Bomb Mass
(kg) 		TNT equivalent
(kg)
USA flag.png Bombs large.pngBombs heavy middle.png 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 501 318.48
USA flag.png Bombs special.png 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 447 272.43
Germany flag.png Bombs large.pngBombs special.png SC500K (500 kg) 500 260
USSR flag.png Bombs large.png FAB-500sv (500 kg) 508.3 325
USSR flag.png Bombs special.png FAB-500M-43 (500 kg) 468.57 243.71
USSR flag.png Bombs heavy.png FAB-500M-44 (500 kg) 477.1 222.15
Britain flag.png Bombs large.png M.C. 1,000 lb Mk.I 463 215.4
Japan flag.png Bombs heavy middle.png 500 kg Type 92 GPHE 500 245.3
Japan flag.png Bombs heavy middle.png Navy Type Number 50 Model 2 500 227.5
Italy flag.png Bombs special.png GP 500 (500 kg) 508 216
France flag.png Bombs special.png 500 kg No.2 520 255.68
France flag.pngNetherlands flag.png Bombs heavy middle.png 400 kg Vliegtuigbom 400 167

Usage in battles

Size comparison of the Army Type 92 GPHE to a sailor

Typically, for a 500 kg bombs, it features a nice compromise between the mass of the bomb and its destructive capability. It's able to knock out tanks from near-misses and heavily cripple, if not outright destroy, frigates and destroyers.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Good TNT equivalent of the explosive filler

Cons:

  • Available only on bombers. No option to use it on strike craft or fighters.

History

Details of the Army Type 92 GPHE (500 kg)

Type 92 High-Explosive bomb was used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the World War Two. It had a black steel body with a cast red-tipped nose cone. The body had two bands: one yellow and one white, ahead of the suspension lug. Filling was made of pre-formed paper-wrapped Picric acid blocks, consisting a total of 46.4% of the body mass of the bomb. It used a nose-mounted fuse, either Type 92 Tail Fuze For Large Bombs B-4 (a), which fused instantly on impact or Type 92 Nose Fuze For Large Bombs A-4 (a), which used almost instantly as well, but had a more complex design.

These bombs were used primarily against ground targets - IJA used Type 4 bombs against naval surface vessels.

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

External links


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 · A.P. AN-MK 33 · AN-M65A1 Fin M129 · LDGP Mk 83
1,600 lb  AN-Mk 1
2,000 lb  AN-M66A2 · LDGP Mk 84
3,000 lb  M118
4,000 lb  AN-M56
Germany 
10 kg  SD10C
50 kg  SC50JA
200 kg  Sprengbombe
250 kg  SC250JA
400 kg  Sprengbombe
450 kg  Sprengbombe 68/70
500 kg  SC500K · PC500
1,000 kg  SC1000L2 · PC1000
1,600 kg  PC1600
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
220 kg  BRAB-220 (1930)
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  BRAB-500 (1938) · BRAB-500 · 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 · S.A.P. Mk.II
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
2,000 lb  A.P. Mk.I
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 · Number Type 2 50 Model 1 GP(SAP)
800 kg  Type 99 Number 80 AP · Number 80 Mod. 1
1500 kg  Type 3 Number 150 AP
China 
250 kg  Type 250-2 · 250-3
500 kg  500-3
Italy 
50 kg  GP 50
100 kg  GP 100T · SAP 100M
160 kg  A.P 160
250 kg  GP 250
500 kg  GP 500
800 kg  GP 800
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 
50 kg  SD50
70 kg  SD70
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 guided bombs · List of retarded bombs

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