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Description
The PC 1400 X guided bomb, nicknamed Fritz X.
The 1,400 kg PC 1400 X is a German manually-guided gliding bomb. It was introduced in Update 1.77 "Advancing Storm".
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
The Fritz-X is a guided armour-piercing gliding bomb weighing circa 1.5 tons, with an explosive payload of 320 kg. It was equipped with a stabilizer and fins as well as a set of radio equipment. The bomb trajectory could be tracked visually from the launching bomber through the bomb sight (bright tracing lights lit up in the tail section of the bomb after launch) and corrected by radio signal using a special joystick. It was mainly used as an anti-ship weapon.
| Bomb characteristics
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| Guidance |
MCLOS
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| Mass |
1,570 kg
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| Explosive mass |
320 kg
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| Explosive type |
Amatol
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| TNT equivalent |
320 kg
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| HE max penetration |
98 mm
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| Armour destruction radius |
14 m
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| Fragment dispersion radius |
100 m
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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:
- Bomb can be guided into the target
- Good for high altitude bombing cruisers and large slow-moving targets
Cons:
- Relatively small warhead (comparable to a normal 500 kg bomb)
History
The PC 1400 X was nicknamed "Fritz X", becoming the first precision guided munition used in combat. The Fritz X entered active service on 21 July 1943 against targets in a Sicilian harbour, but without any confirmed kill. The biggest success of the weapon was sinking of the Littorio-class battleship Roma on 8 September 1943 by scoring 2 direct hits and causing magazine explosion. The bomb used MCLOS guiding (Manual Command to Line Of Sight) via radio link. Approximately 1,400 were built.
Media
- Vieos
The Shooting Range #101 - Pages of History section at 06:41 discusses the Fritz X.
The Shooting Range #109 - Tactics & Strategy section at 10:44 discusses the Fritz X.
See also
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External links
| Bombs
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| USA
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| 100 lb
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AN-M30A1
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| 250 lb
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AN-M57 · LDGP Mk 81
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| 300 lb
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H.E. M31
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| 500 lb
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AN-M64A1 · LDGP Mk 82
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| 600 lb
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H.E. M32
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| 750 lb
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M117 cone 45
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| 1,000 lb
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AN-M65A1 · AN-M65A1 Fin M129 · LDGP Mk 83
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| 1,092 lb
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GBU-16 Paveway II*
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| 505 kg
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AGM-62A Walleye I*
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| 510 kg
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AGM-62A Walleye I ER*
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| 1,600 lb
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AN-Mk 1
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| 2,000 lb
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AN-M66A2 · LDGP Mk 84 · GBU-8* · GBU-15(V)1/B*
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| 957 kg
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GBU-10 Paveway II*
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| 3,000 lb
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M118
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| 4,000 lb
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AN-M56
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| Germany
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|
| 10 kg
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SD10C
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| 50 kg
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SC50JA
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| 200 kg
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Sprengbombe
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| 250 kg
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SC250JA
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| 400 kg
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Sprengbombe
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| 450 kg
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Sprengbombe 68/70
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| 500 kg
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SC500K
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| 1,000 kg
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SC1000L2
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| 1,400 kg
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PC 1400 X (Fritz X)*
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| 1,800 kg
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SC1800B
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| 2,500 kg
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SC2500
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| USSR
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|
| 25 kg
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AO-25M-1
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| 50 kg
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FAB-50sv
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| 100 kg
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FAB-100sv · FAB-100M43 · OFAB-100
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| 250 kg
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FAB-250sv · FAB-250M-43 · FAB-250M-44 · FAB-250M-46 · FAB-250M-54 · FAB-250M-62 · OFAB-250sv
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| 500 kg
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FAB-500sv · FAB-500M-43 · FAB-500M-44 · FAB-500M-46 · FAB-500M-54 · FAB-500M-62 · KAB-500Kr* · KAB-500L*
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| 1,000 kg
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FAB-1000 · FAB-1000M-43 · FAB-1000M-44
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| 1,500 kg
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FAB-1500M-46
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| 3,000 kg
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FAB-3000M-46
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| 5,000 kg
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FAB-5000
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| Britain
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|
| 250 lb
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G.P. Mk.IV · M.C. Mk.I
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| 500 lb
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G.P. Mk.IV · H.E. M.C. Mk.II · M.C. Mk.I
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| 540 lb
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Mk.M2
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| 277 kg
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GBU-12 Paveway II*
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| 1,000 lb
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G.P. Mk.I · M.C. Mk.I · L.D H.E. M.C. Mk.1 · H.E. M.C. Mk.13
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| 546 kg
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Mk.13*
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| 2,000 lb
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GBU-24 Paveway III*
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| 4,000 lb
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H.C. Mk.II
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| 8,000 lb
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H.C. Mk.II
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| 12,000 lb
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H.C Mk.I
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| Japan
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| Army
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| 50 kg
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Type 94 GPHE
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| 100 kg
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Type 94 GPHE
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| 250 kg
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Type 92 GPHE
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| 500 kg
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Type 92 GPHE
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| Navy
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|
| 60 kg
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Type 97 Number 6
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| 250 kg
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Type 98 Number 25 · Type Number 25 Model 2
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| 500 kg
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Type Number 50 Model 2 · Number Type 2 50 Model 1 GP(SAP)
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| 800 kg
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Type 99 Number 80 AP · Number 80 Mod. 1
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| China
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| 250 kg
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Type 250-2 · 250-3 · TS250*
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| 500 kg
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500-3 · LS-500J*
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| Italy
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|
| 50 kg
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GP 50
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| 100 kg
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GP 100T · SAP 100M
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| 160 kg
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A.P 160
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| 250 kg
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GP 250
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| 500 kg
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GP 500
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| 800 kg
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GP 800
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| France
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|
| 50 kg
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D.T. No.2 · G.A. MMN. 50 · Type 61C
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| 75 kg
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G2 Navale
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| 100 kg
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No.1
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| 250 lb
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SAMP Mk 81
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| 150 kg
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I2 Navale
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| 200 kg
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No.1
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| 500 lb
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SAMP Mk 82
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| 250 kg
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Matra 25E · SAMP Type 25
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| 400 kg
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BGL-400* · SAMP Type 21
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| 1,000 lb
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SAMP Mk 83
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| 500 kg
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No.2
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| 2,000 lb
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SAMP Mk 84
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| 970 kg
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BGL-1000*
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| Sweden
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| 50 kg
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mb m/37AT · sb m/42 · sb m/47 · Model 1938
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| 100 kg
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Model 1938
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| 120 kg
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sb m/61 · m/71
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| 250 kg
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mb m/40 · mb m/50
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| 500 kg
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mb m/41 · mb m/56
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| 600 kg
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mb m/50
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| Israel
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| 50 kg
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SD50
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| 70 kg
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SD70
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| 100 kg
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100/50 kg G.P.
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| 250 kg
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250/50 kg G.P.
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| 360 kg
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360/50 kg G.P.
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| 500 kg
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500/50 kg G.P.
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* = guided bomb
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