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Fixed-Wing Aviation Ordnance Flashcards

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5 General Categories of Aviation Ordnance:

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  1. Bombs
  2. Missiles
  3. Rockets
  4. Guns
  5. Flares
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General Purpose Bombs

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  • “GP” or “Dumb” bombs
  • Cheap & Abundant
  • 45-50% of weight is explosive
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MK-80 series are what kind of bombs?

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GP Bombs

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MK-82

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500 lbs GPB

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MK-83

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1000 lb GPB

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MK-84

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2000 lb GPB

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M-117

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750 lb GPB

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The M-117 is carried exclusively by the USAF ________?

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B-52H

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Conical Fin

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  • Provide stability
  • Make bomb ballistically true
  • Commonly referred to as “low drag” or “slick”
  • Normally delivered using dive or level profiles
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MK-82 HDGP “Snake Eye” Fins

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  • Normally used for low-altitude level deliveries

- Cockpit selectable

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MK-82 HDGP “AIR”

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  • “AIR” = Air Inflatable Retarder
  • Cockpit selectable
  • Sometimes referred to as a “Ballute”
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BLU-109

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  • Hardened 2000 lb bomb
  • Hard Target Penetrator used for bunkers, AC shelters, and reinforced concrete structures.
  • No forward fuze well (Tail fuze only)
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BLU-126

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  • Low Collateral Damage Bomb (LCDB)
  • 500 lb bomb (externally identical to MK-82)
  • 27 lbs of explosive (rest is replaced by ballast)
  • Reduced fragmentation and blast radius
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BLU-129

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  • Very Low Collateral Damage Bomb (VLCDB)
  • 500 lb bomb body
  • Fiber composite body instead of traditional steel
  • Focused Blast
  • No Fragmentation
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The BLU-109 is primarily used with:

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  • GBU-24 (LLLGB)

- GBU-31v3 (JDAM)

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The BLU-126 is primarily used with:

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  • GBU-51 (LGB)
  • GBU-52 (DMLGB)
  • GBU-38v4
  • GBU-54v4
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The BLU-129 is primarily used with:

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  • GBU-38v5

- GBU-54v5

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2 Purposes of a Fuze:

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  1. Provides an Arming Delay

2. Provides a Functioning Delay

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2 Classes of Fuzes:

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  1. Mechanical Fuzes

2. Electrical Fuzes

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3 Fuze Functioning Modes:

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  1. Instantaneous/Contact: detonates upon impact
  2. Proximity/Airburst: detonates at a pre-determined height above the ground.
  3. Delay: detonates at some finite amount of time after impact. (Usually used for penetration and measured in milliseconds)
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DSU-33 Proximity Sensor

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  • Radar Proximity Sensor
  • Provides a Height of Burst (HOB) fire pulse signal to the fuze for JDAM and GP bombs.
  • HOB is 5-35 ft.
  • Nominal is 20 ft.
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FMU-152A/B JPF

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  • JPF: Joint Programmable Fuze
  • Cockpit selectable fuze settings: impact, airburst, delay
  • Utilized w/ GP bombs and JDAM variants
23
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MK-77

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  • Incendiary Bomb
  • Thin skinned container
  • No stabilizing fins
  • Contains oxidizing agents
  • Used against dug-in troops, supply points, convoys
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White Phosphorous

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  • Considered an Incendiary Weapon
  • Commonly used for Marking or Screening
  • Spontaneously flammable
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Thermobaric Weapons

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  • Disperses a fine particle cloud of solid fuel, or an explosive liquid, and then detonates the cloud with a charge.
  • High temperature, high pressure explosives for use in confined locations such as caves and tunnels.
  • BLU-118/B
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Cluster Bomb Unit (CBU)

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  • Canister (SUU) + submunition (BLU) = CBU
  • Submunition determines weapon effects
  • Anti-personnel, Anti-material, Anti-tank
  • Area, moving, and point targets
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CBU-87 (CEM)

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  • CEM: Combined Effects Munition
  • All-purpose
  • 202 BLU-97/B Submunitions
  • Area weapon
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2 Types of Rockets:

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  1. 2.75-inch

2. 5.0-inch Zuni

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APKWS (AGR-20)

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  • APKWS: Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System

- Laser guided 2.75” HE rocket

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6 Practice/Inert Bombs:

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  1. BDU-33 (25 lbs)
  2. MK-76 (25 lbs)
  3. LGTR (89 lbs)
  4. BDU-45 (500 lbs)
  5. BDU-50 (500 lbs)
  6. BDU-56 (2000 lbs)
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PGMs

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Precision Guided Munitions

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5 PGM Classifications:

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  1. Laser-guided bomb (LGB)
  2. Electro-Optical (EO)
  3. Infrared (IR)
  4. Imaging Infrared (IIR)
  5. Inertially Aided Munition (IAM)
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Laser-Guided Bombs

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  • Terminally guided ballistic weapon
  • Weapon is released w/in ballistic parameters
  • Target is designated w/ a laser energy (PRF Code)
  • Seeker detects the laser energy
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3 Paveway II LGB Types

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  1. GBU-12
  2. GBU-16
  3. GBU-10
    - Expect high altitude, level delivery profiles
    - May be employed using a dive/loft delivery
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GBU-12 =

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MK-82 (500 lb) + Guidance Kit

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GBU-16 =

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MK-83 (1000 lb) + Guidance Kit

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GBU-10 =

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MK-84 (2000 lb) + Guidance Kit

38
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Paveway III Improvements:

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  • Improved guidance computer
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GBU-24 (LLLGB)

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  • MK-84 body (GBU-24) or BLU-109 (GBU-24A)

- Paveway III low-level LGB kit added

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JDAM

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  • Joint Direct Attack Munition
  • Intertially-Aided Munition
  • Guided by an integrated inertial navigation system (INS) coupled w/ a GPS receiver. (INS/GPS)
  • Autonomously guided to the target
  • All-weather strike capability
  • Highly accurate
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4 Types of JDAMS:

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  1. GBU-38 (MK-82 w/ JDAM Kit)
  2. GBU-32 (MK-83 w/ JDAM Kit)
  3. GBU-31v1 (MK-84 w/ JDAM Kit)
  4. GBU-31v3 (BLU-109 w/ JDAM Kit)
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GBU-54 Laser JDAM

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  • Dual-mode guided weapon.
  • Consists of a GBU-38 body fitted w/ a DSU-38/B seeker (Precision Laser Guidance Set / PLGS)
  • Uses a combination of INS/GPS & Laser guidance to accurately engage moving targets
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GBU-54 Variants:

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GBU-54v4 (BLU-126 Body)

GBU-54v5 (BLU-129 Body)

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WCMD

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  • Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser
  • Replaces standard CBU tail w/ guidance system
  • Incorporates INS that is GPS updated before release
  • Corrects for launch errors and wind
  • Computes optimum flight path (CEP: 26m)
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4 Types of WCMD:

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  1. CBU-103 (CBU-87 + WCMD)
  2. CBU-104 (CBU-89 +WCMD)
  3. CBU-105 (CBU-97 +WCMD)
  4. CBU-107 (PAW)
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AGM-65 Maverick

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  • Air-to-Ground Missile
  • Range: 5-12 NM
  • Used against armor & HVTs
  • Variants: EO, IR, IIR, LASER
  • Highly accurate
  • Low Collateral Damage
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AGM-65E

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  • Electro-optical charged-couple device
  • Seeker: Laser
  • Warhead: 300lb penetrator / blast-frag
  • Used by: USMC & USN
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AGM-176 Griffin

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  • Stand-Off Precision Guided Munition (SOPGM)
  • GPS/INS w/ semi-active laser
  • 45 lbs (13lb warhead)
  • Moving target capability
  • Low-collateral damage weapon
  • Danger Close: 170m
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GBU-39/B

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  • 250 lbs (50 lb warhead)
  • INS/GPS guidance
  • Cockpit selectable (Impact, HOB (7-14ft), Delay (60ms))
  • CEP: 5-8m
  • Range: Up to 40+ NM
  • Fixed or stationary targets

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