HS 293 A-1 (1,045 kg)
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Description
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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:
- One of few guided bombs to have Inertial On-board Guidance (IOG)
Cons:
- Bomb seeker can't pick up laser point until around 3,500 meters
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;
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External links
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- other literature.
| Armour-piercing bombs | |
|---|---|
| USA | |
| 1,000 lb | A.P. AN-MK 33 |
| 1,600 lb | AN-Mk 1 |
| Germany | |
| 10 kg | SD10C |
| 50 kg | SD50 |
| 70 kg | SD70 |
| 500 kg | PC500 |
| 1,000 kg | PC1000 |
| 1,045 kg | HS 293 A-1* |
| 1,400 kg | PC 1400 X* |
| 1,600 kg | PC1600 |
| USSR | |
| 220 kg | BRAB-220 (1930) |
| 250 kg | BRAB-250 |
| 500 kg | BRAB-500 (1938) · BRAB-500 |
| 1,000 kg | BRAB-1000 (1938) · BRAB-1000 |
| Britain | |
| 500 lb | S.A.P. Mk.II |
| 2,000 lb | A.P. Mk.I |
| Japan | |
| 500 kg | Number Type 2 50 Model 1 GP(SAP) |
| 800 kg | Navy Type 99 Number 80 AP |
| 1,500 kg | Navy Type 3 Number 150 AP |
| Italy | |
| 160 kg | A.P 160 |
| 630 kg | 630 P.D. |
| * Guided bomb | |
| See also | List of high-explosive, unguided, free-falling bombs · List of guided bombs · List of retarded bombs |
