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== Description ==
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=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
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{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Fighters'''}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Sea Fury}}{{Specs-Link|sea_fury_fb11}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|sea_fury_fb51}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Spitfire}}{{Specs-Link|spitfire_mk14c}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|spitfire_mk14e}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|spitfire_fr_mk14e}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|spitfire_fr_mk14e_belgium}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|spitfire_mk18e}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|spitfire_f22}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|spitfire_f24}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|seafire_mk17}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|seafire_fr47}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Tempest}}{{Specs-Link|tempest_mk2}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|tempest_mkv}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Typhoon}}{{Specs-Link|typhoon_mk1a}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|typhoon_mk1b}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|typhoon_mk1b_late}}
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{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Twin-engine fighters'''}}{{Specs-Link|hornet_mk1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|hornet_mk3}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|whirlwind_mk1}}
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{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Jet fighters'''}}{{Specs-Link|meteor_fmk8_reaper}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|sea_hawk_fga6}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|sea_hawk_fga50_netherlands}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|sea_hawk_mk100}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|swift_f1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|venom_fb4}}
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{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Strike aircraft'''}}{{Specs-Link|firebrand_tf4}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|b_48_firecrest}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|firefly_mk1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|firefly_mk4_netherlands}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|firefly_mk5}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|hurricane_mk4}}
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{{Navigation-Line| }}{{Specs-Link|mosquito_fb_mk6}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|mosquito_fb_mk26_china}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|wirraway}}
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{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Bombers'''}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Beaufort}}{{Specs-Link|beaufort_mkviii}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Blenheim}}{{Specs-Link|blenheim_mkiv}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Boston}}{{Specs-Link|boston_mk_1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|intruder_mk_1}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Brigand}}{{Specs-Link|brigand_b1}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Halifax}}{{Specs-Link|halifax_mk3}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Hampden}}{{Specs-Link|hp52_hampden_mk1_late}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|hp52_hampden_tbmk1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|hp52_hampden_tbmk1_ussr_utk1}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Lancaster}}{{Specs-Link|lancaster_mk1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|lancaster_mk3}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Lincoln}}{{Specs-Link|lincoln_b2}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Stirling}}{{Specs-Link|stirling_mk1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|stirling_mk3}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Sunderland}}{{Specs-Link|sunderland_mk3a}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|sunderland_mk5}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Swordfish}}{{Specs-Link|swordfish_mk1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|swordfish_mk2}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Wellington}}{{Specs-Link|wellington_mk1c}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|wellington_mk1c_late}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|wellington_mk1c_luftwaffe}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|wellington_mk3}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|wellington_mk10}}
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{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Jet bombers'''}}{{Specs-Link|canberra_bimk6}}
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== General info ==
 
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| '''Mass''' || 213.1 kg (470 lbs)
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| '''Explosive mass''' || 65.5 kg
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| '''Explosive type''' || TNT
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| '''TNT equivalent''' || 65.5 kg
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| '''HE max penetration''' || 74 mm
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| '''Armour destruction radius''' || 5 m
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| '''Fragment dispersion radius''' || 106 m
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Latest revision as of 01:55, 26 October 2024

The G.P. Mk.IV (500 lb) bomb (different paint schemes shown, scale is approximate)

Description

Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Fighters 
Sea Fury  Sea Fury FB 11 · ◘Sea Fury FB 51
Spitfire  Spitfire F Mk XIVc · Spitfire F Mk XIVe · Prendergast's Spitfire FR Mk XIVe · ▄Spitfire FR Mk XIVe · Spitfire F Mk XVIIIe · Spitfire F Mk 22 · Spitfire F Mk 24 · Seafire F Mk XVII · Seafire FR 47
Tempest  Tempest Mk II · Tempest Mk V
Typhoon  Typhoon Mk Ia · Typhoon Mk Ib · Typhoon Mk Ib/L
Twin-engine fighters  Hornet Mk.I · Hornet Mk.III · Whirlwind Mk I
Jet fighters  Meteor F Mk.8 Reaper · Sea Hawk FGA.6 · ◘Sea Hawk Mk.50 · ◄Sea Hawk Mk.100 · Swift F.1 · Venom FB.4
Strike aircraft  Firebrand TF Mk IV · Firecrest · Firefly F Mk I · ◘Firefly F.Mk.IV · Firefly FR Mk V · Hurricane Mk IV
  Mosquito FB Mk VI · Mosquito FB.Mk.26 · ▄Wirraway
Bombers 
Beaufort  Beaufort Mk VIII
Blenheim  Blenheim Mk IV
Boston  ▄Boston Mk I · ▄Havoc Mk I
Brigand  Brigand B 1
Halifax  Halifax B Mk IIIa
Hampden  Hampden Mk I · Hampden TB Mk I · ▂Hampden TB Mk I
Lancaster  Lancaster B Mk I · Lancaster B Mk III
Lincoln  Lincoln B Mk II
Stirling  Stirling B Mk I · Stirling B Mk III
Sunderland  Sunderland Mk IIIa · Sunderland Mk V
Swordfish  Swordfish Mk I · Swordfish Mk II
Wellington  Wellington Mk Ic · Wellington Mk Ic/L · ▀Wellington Mk Ic · Wellington Mk III · Wellington Mk X
Jet bombers  Canberra B (I) Mk 6

General info

Bomb characteristics
Mass 213.1 kg (470 lbs)
Explosive mass 65.5 kg
Explosive type TNT
TNT equivalent 65.5 kg
HE max penetration 74 mm
Armour destruction radius 5 m
Fragment dispersion radius 106 m

Effective damage

Describe the type of damage produced by this type of bomb (high explosive, splash damage, etc)

Comparison with analogues

Give a comparative description of bombs that have firepower equal to this weapon.

Usage in battles

Describe situations when you would utilise this bomb in-game (vehicle, pillbox, base, etc)

Pros and cons

Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.

Pros:

Cons:

History

Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />.

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.


High-explosive and general-purpose bombs
USA 
100 lb  AN-M30A1
250 lb  AN-M57 · LDGP Mk 81
300 lb  H.E. M31
500 lb  AN-M64A1 · LDGP Mk 82
600 lb  H.E. M32
750 lb  M117 cone 45
1,000 lb  AN-M65A1 · AN-M65A1 Fin M129 · LDGP Mk 83
2,000 lb  AN-M66A2 · LDGP Mk 84
3,000 lb  M118
4,000 lb  AN-M56
Germany 
50 kg  SC50JA
200 kg  Sprengbombe
250 kg  SC250JA
400 kg  Sprengbombe
450 kg  Sprengbombe 68/70
500 kg  SC500K
1,000 kg  SC1000L2
1,800 kg  SC1800B
2,500 kg  SC2500
USSR 
25 kg  AO-25M-1
50 kg  FAB-50sv
100 kg  FAB-100sv · FAB-100M-43 · OFAB-100
250 kg  FAB-250sv · FAB-250M-43 · FAB-250M-44 · FAB-250M-46 · FAB-250M-54 · FAB-250M-62 · OFAB-250sv · OFAB-250-270
500 kg  FAB-500sv · FAB-500M-43 · FAB-500M-44 · FAB-500M-46 · FAB-500M-54 · FAB-500M-62
1,000 kg  FAB-1000 · FAB-1000M-43 · FAB-1000M-44
1,500 kg  FAB-1500M-46
3,000 kg  FAB-3000M-46
5,000 kg  FAB-5000
Britain 
250 lb  G.P. Mk.IV · M.C. Mk.I
500 lb  G.P. Mk.IV · H.E. M.C. Mk.II · M.C. Mk.I
540 lb  Mk.M2
1,000 lb  G.P. Mk.I · M.C. Mk.I · L.D H.E. M.C. Mk.1 · H.E. M.C. Mk.13
4,000 lb  H.C. Mk.II · H.C. Mk.IV
8,000 lb  H.C. Mk.II
12,000 lb  H.C Mk.I
Japan 
Army 
50 kg  Type 94 GPHE
100 kg  Type 94 GPHE
250 kg  Type 92 GPHE
500 kg  Type 92 GPHE
Navy 
60 kg  Type 97 Number 6
250 kg  Type 98 Number 25 · Type Number 25 Model 2
500 kg  Type Number 50 Model 2
800 kg  Number 80 Mod. 1
China 
100 kg  100-2
250 kg  Type 250-2 · 250-3
500 kg  500-3
1500 kg  1500-2
3000 kg  3000-2
Italy 
50 kg  GP 50
100 kg  GP 100T · SAP 100M
230 kg  BAFG-230
250 kg  GP 250
460 kg  BAFG-460
500 kg  GP 500
800 kg  GP 800
920 kg  BAFG-920
France 
50 kg  D.T. No.2 · G.A. MMN. 50 · Type 61C
75 kg  G2 Navale
100 kg  No.1
250 lb  SAMP Mk 81
150 kg  I2 Navale
200 kg  No.1
500 lb  SAMP Mk 82
250 kg  Matra 25E · SAMP Type 25
400 kg  SAMP Type 21
1,000 lb  SAMP Mk 83
500 kg  No.2
2,000 lb  SAMP Mk 84
Sweden 
50 kg  mb m/37AT · sb m/42 · sb m/47 · Model 1938
100 kg  Model 1938
120 kg  sb m/61 · m/71
250 kg  mb m/40 · mb m/50
500 kg  mb m/41 · mb m/56
600 kg  mb m/50
Israel 
100 kg  100/50 kg G.P.
250 kg  250/50 kg G.P.
360 kg  360/50 kg G.P.
500 kg  500/50 kg G.P.
See also  List of armour-piercing bombs · List of guided bombs · List of retarded bombs

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