M/71 (120 kg)
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Description
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The 120 kg m/71 is a Swedish aerial-dropped bomb. It was introduced alongside the AJ37 in Update "Ground Breaking".
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
m/71 (120 kg)
m/71 retarded (120 kg)
General info
The m/71 is essentially an updated version of the M/61 bomb with a new spiked nose fuze. It is a relatively low-yield high-explosive fragmentation bomb and has low-drag style body with four stabilizer fins on the tail section. The "M" in the name refers to it being a weapon and the "71" describes the year of its introduction.
| Bomb Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Mass | 120 kg |
| Explosive type | Composition B |
| Explosive mass | 30 kg |
| TNT equivalent | 39.3 kg |
| HE max penetration | 70 mm |
| Armour destruction radius | 4 m |
| Fragment dispersion Radius | 96 m |
Effective damage
The m/71 has no special armour-piercing properties and does all of its damage through sheer explosive force. With an explosive mass of 39.3 kg TNTeq and an armour destruction radius of only 4 m, the bomb is most suited for precision strikes against soft targets, though a direct hit will still destroy an armoured target like an MBT.
Comparison with analogues
| Bomb Characteristics | m/71 (120 kg) | LDGP Mk 81 (250 lb) | OFAB-100 (100 kg) | SAMP Mk 81 (250 lb) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mass | 120 kg | 260 lbs (~180 kg) | 114 kg | 260 lbs (~180 kg) |
| Explosive type | Composition B | Comp. H6 | TNT | Tritonal |
| Explosive mass | 30 kg | 45.4 kg | 38 kg | 45 kg |
| TNT equivalent | 39.3 kg | 61.29 kg | 38 kg | 53.1 kg |
| HE max penetration | 70 mm | 73 mm | 69 mm | 72 mm |
| Armour destruction radius | 4 m | 5 m | 3 m | 4 m |
| Fragment dispersion radius | 96 m | 105 m | 96 m | 103 m |
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See also
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| Retarded bombs | |
|---|---|
| USA | |
| 250 lb | Mk 81 Snakeye |
| 500 lb | Mk 82 AIR · Mk 82 Snakeye |
| 1,000 lb | Mk 83 AIR |
| USSR | |
| 250 kg | OFAB-250Sh |
| 500 kg | FAB-500Sh |
| China | |
| 250 kg | 250-4 |
| 500 kg | 500-4 |
| Italy | |
| 230 kg | BFA-230/2 |
| 460 kg | BFA-460/2 |
| France | |
| 500 lb | SAMP Mk 82 250 Snakeye |
| 400 kg | SAMP Type 25 200 |
| 970 kg | SAMP Type 21 200 |
| Sweden | |
| 120 kg | M/71 retarded |
| See also | List of unguided bombs · List of armour-piercing bombs · List of guided bombs |
