BOMB LIVE UNIT (BLU) MUNITIONS

Question 1

BLU-111

Answer 1

500lb, improved, thermally protected general purpose (GP) bomb
effects: blast, fragmentation, and limited cratering

Question 2

BLU-126

Answer 2

500lb, thermally protected, low collateral damage bomb (LCDB)
effects: limited blast and fragmentation

Question 3

BLU-129

Answer 3

500lb, very low collateral damage, precision lethality bomb. carbon-fiber composite for low fragmentation with a multi-phase blast explosive for high lethality.

Question 4

BLU-110/B

Answer 4

1000lb, improved, thermally protected GP bomb

effects: blast, fragmentation, and cratering

Question 5

BLU-109B

Answer 5

2000lb, penetrator, improved, protected, GP bomb

effects: cratering and hard target penetration

Question 6

BLU-117

Answer 6

2000lb, improved, thermally protected, GP bomb

effects: blast, fragmentation, and cratering

Question 7

BLU-113

Answer 7

4400lb, penetrator bomb, improved, GP bomb

effects: cratering and hard target penetration