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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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The ZB-500 (ЗБ-500) is a 500 mm diameter incendiary bomb ("drop tank") of Soviet Union since the 1960s.
  
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
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''Note: CKC (SKS) mixture consists of B-70 gasoline, SKS-30A synthetic rubber, xylenol and cumene hydroperoxide''
  
 
=== Effective damage ===
 
=== Effective damage ===
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The incendiary mixture "CKC" (SKS) with cause incendiary damage against open-topped vehicles with exposed crew and high-temperature flames that over-expose TVD sights; alternatively could be used to cause continuous incendiary damage against bases.
  
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
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[[MK 77 Mod 4 incendiary|MK.77 Mod 4]]: its counterpart in NATO service, having both lesser mass and explosive mass but its carriers could carry them in bulk (10 or more as on A-4 series)
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[[BLU-27/B incendiary|BLU-27/B]] and [[BLU-1 incendiary|BLU-1]]: both a heavier, more potent incendiary bombs for NATO and their allied countries aircrafts.
  
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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Like most incendiary bombs in game, it is best used to destroy open-topped vehicles (to burn down, literary) where the mixture will make sure exposed crews will literary go into inferno of flames and possibly light up the engine of vehicles due to its extreme hot, while some players consider it has more aesthetic use than in practical use, it can also block TVD cameras and serve as a makeshift "smoke grenade" for tanks and help them hide from enemy eyesight for a while; alternatively, this could be used like general purpose bombs and burn down enemy bases/airfield if needed in air RB.
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
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* Extremely lethal to open-topped vehicles and their crew
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* Blocks TVD with its extreme heat
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* Burns bases or airfield continuously
  
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* Does very little against well-armored targets
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== History ==
 
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ZB-500 is an incendiary bomb "drop tank" developed in 1967 as VVS' (Soviet Air Force) general-purpose aerial incendiary bomb found on helicopters and their latest jet fighters/attackers, mainly designed to burn down wooden structures, supplies and transportation infrastructures, as well as combatants with its CKS (Romanized as SKS) mixture. They have been used extensively by customers of Soviet aircrafts alongside with its later variants of ZB-500AS(ASM), 500GD (for aquatic bodies), 500RT(revised trajectory) and 500Sh(ShM; low-drag).<ref>http://www.airwar.ru/weapon/ab/zb500pt.html</ref>
  
 
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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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Revision as of 08:29, 22 August 2022

Description

The ZB-500 (ЗБ-500) is a 500 mm diameter incendiary bomb ("drop tank") of Soviet Union since the 1960s.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Jet fighters  MiG-21S (R-13-300) · MiG-21SMT · MiG-21bis · ◊MiG-21bis-SAU
  MiG-23M · ◊MiG-23MF · ◊MiG-23MLA · MiG-23MLD
  MiG-27K · MiG-27M
Strike aircraft  Su-17M2 · Su-17M4 · Su-22M3 · ◊Su-22UM3K
Jet bombers  IL-28Sh

General info

Bomb characteristics
Mass 374 kg
Explosive mass 250 kg
Explosive type CKC (SKS)

Note: CKC (SKS) mixture consists of B-70 gasoline, SKS-30A synthetic rubber, xylenol and cumene hydroperoxide

Effective damage

The incendiary mixture "CKC" (SKS) with cause incendiary damage against open-topped vehicles with exposed crew and high-temperature flames that over-expose TVD sights; alternatively could be used to cause continuous incendiary damage against bases.

Comparison with analogues

MK.77 Mod 4: its counterpart in NATO service, having both lesser mass and explosive mass but its carriers could carry them in bulk (10 or more as on A-4 series)

BLU-27/B and BLU-1: both a heavier, more potent incendiary bombs for NATO and their allied countries aircrafts.

Usage in battles

Like most incendiary bombs in game, it is best used to destroy open-topped vehicles (to burn down, literary) where the mixture will make sure exposed crews will literary go into inferno of flames and possibly light up the engine of vehicles due to its extreme hot, while some players consider it has more aesthetic use than in practical use, it can also block TVD cameras and serve as a makeshift "smoke grenade" for tanks and help them hide from enemy eyesight for a while; alternatively, this could be used like general purpose bombs and burn down enemy bases/airfield if needed in air RB.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Extremely lethal to open-topped vehicles and their crew
  • Blocks TVD with its extreme heat
  • Burns bases or airfield continuously

Cons:

  • Does very little against well-armored targets

History

ZB-500 is an incendiary bomb "drop tank" developed in 1967 as VVS' (Soviet Air Force) general-purpose aerial incendiary bomb found on helicopters and their latest jet fighters/attackers, mainly designed to burn down wooden structures, supplies and transportation infrastructures, as well as combatants with its CKS (Romanized as SKS) mixture. They have been used extensively by customers of Soviet aircrafts alongside with its later variants of ZB-500AS(ASM), 500GD (for aquatic bodies), 500RT(revised trajectory) and 500Sh(ShM; low-drag).[1]

Media

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

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

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

  • topic on the official game forum;
  • other literature.


Incendiary bombs
USA  BLU-1 · BLU-27/B · Mk 77 mod 2 · Mk 77 mod 4 · Mk 78 · Mk 79 Mod 1
Germany  FeBb Napalmbombe · Flam C 250 · Flam C 500
USSR  ZAB-50FP · ZB-360 · ZB-500
Britain  Mk 77 Mod 0
China  M116A2
Italy  Aerea 559G1
France  M116A2 · Mk 78 · SECAN 63
Sweden  Brandbomb m/58
Israel  Mk.2

  1. ↑ http://www.airwar.ru/weapon/ab/zb500pt.html
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