AGM-62A Walleye I (505 kg)
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Description
The AGM-62A Walleye I is an American guided bomb for aircraft use. It is one of the first guided bomb introduced into War Thunder in Update "Ground Breaking".
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
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Effective damage
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Comparison with analogues
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Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
Pros:
- Precision-guided bomb allows for greater flexibility on where to release weapon
- Once locked-on and released, the aircraft can begin egressing from the area
- Bomb can continue tracking moving visual targets upon release
Cons:
- Large size means only a few can be held by aircraft
- TV-guided camera views from the aircraft's frontal arc, requires pointing the aircraft at the general location of the enemy to begin targeting
History
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Media
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See also
- AGM-62A Walleye I ER (510 kg) - Another variant of the Walleye bomb
- KAB-500 (500 kg) - Soviet guided bomb
- Mk.13 (546 kg) - British guided bomb
- BGL-400 (400 kg) - French guided bomb
- BGL-1000 (970 kg) - French guided bomb
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