General-purpose bomb
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A general-purpose bomb is an air-dropped bomb intended as a compromise between blast damage, penetration, and fragmentation in explosive effect. They are designed to be effective against enemy troops,
American AN-M64 500-lb general-purpose bomb in Boeing B-29 Superfortress weapons bay
A 4000 lb GP bomb, 1943
A Mk 82 GP bomb loaded on an F/A-18 Hornet, showing nose fuze and textured thermal insulation
Guidance accessories for a 500 lb body and a Laser-Guided Training Round, bottom
Mark 84 bomb
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The Mark 84 or BLU-117 is a 2,000-pound American general purpose aircraft bomb. It is the largest of the Mark 80 series of weapons. Entering service during the Vietnam War, it became a commonly used U
General-purpose bomb
…Mark 83 – nominal weight 1,000 pounds (454 kg) Mark 84 – nominal weight 2,000 pounds (907 kg) Vietnam service showed the Mk 81 "Firecracker" to be sub par, and it was withdrawn from U.S. service. However…
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An aviation ordnance technician handling the bomb body of a "thermally protected" (insulated to slow cook-off time in case of fire) Mark 84 aboard the USS George Washington
Sailors remove hoisting sling from a crate containing a pair of Mark 84 bomb bodies. Tailfins and fuzes have not yet been fitted
MK 84 exploding in North Vietnam, 1972