Mk 77 mod 4 incendiary

Description

A large, roughly 500lb bomb that disperses a large amount of fire across a huge area. the Mk 77 is incredibly effective when used on bases and open top vehicles in a carpet bombing fashion where you drop the bombs in a line with buddies if possible.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• A-4B
• A-4E
• A-4E Early
• A-4E Early (M)
• A-4H
• A-6E TRAM
• ▄AV-8B Plus
• F-8E

General info

Bomb characteristics
Mass	235.9 kg
Explosive mass	207.3 kg
Explosive type	Napalm-B

Effective damage

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Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

In air battles, the MK 77 is great for base bombing. For example: in the A-4E Skyhawk, you can get a base with only 4 of them and you get substantial amount of SL per base. So when you equip a full napalm loadout or only 8, you can use it to farm easy SL in a game (especially when no one shoot you down and you go back to base and bomb again, amounting to around 4 bases + some AI targets).

Pros and cons

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Pros:

large blast area

burns over time

effective against open tops and bases

Cons: expensive

ineffective against armoured vehicles

heavy

History

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See also

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