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ID Dropped Bomb Flashcards

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  1. What are the types of dropped bomb?
A

GP, GPOS, GPNS, GPLD, Penetrator, Guided Bomb, Destructor (Air Laid mine), Incendiary, Chemical

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  1. What are the key ID features of GPOS?
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One piece steel construction
Welded on lifting lugs: two on one side, one on the opposite side
Fixed stabilizers, usually welded
2” fuze well, nose and tail

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  1. Safety GPOS, GPLD, GPNS
A

HE FRAG MOVE

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  1. What are the key ID features of GPNS?
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One pieces steel construction
Large diameter with tapered nose
Screwed-on suspension lugs
Charging well between the suspension lugs
Bolted on stabilizers
3” fuze well nose and tail
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  1. What types of fuzing applys to GPNS, GPLD, and GPOS?
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VT, Impact, impact inertia, ET, CW, MT

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  1. What are the key ID features of GPLD?
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One piece steel construction
Cigar shape
Screwed on suspension lugs, charging well between the two
Bolted on stabilizers
3-in fuze well nose and tail
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  1. What are the key ID features of Penetrator bomb?
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One piece steel construction
Casings are designed to penetrate through hardened bunkers and buildings
US Bomb
Normally flair out in the rear
Tail fuze only
2/3 to 3/4 weight is casing
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  1. Safety Penetrator bomb
A

HE MOVE FRAG

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  1. Safety Guided Bomb
A

HE MOVE FRAG EMR STATIC EJECTION 24HR WT

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  1. What are the key ID features of Destructor Bomb?
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Aircraft Laid Mine
Must have some kind of retardation, parachute or snake eye fins
Uses a GPLD body

Golden plate in the rear charging well
Sometimes a white body band

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  1. What is destructor 8/safeties for a destructor?
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HE FRAG MOVE MAGNETIC EMR STATIC WT SEISMIC

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  1. What are the key ID features of Incendiary bomb?
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Thin metal
Not air dynamic
No fin assembly
Filler plug
Narrowing both side
2 screwed in suspension lugs
May have charging well
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  1. Safety Incendiary bomb
A

HE FRAG MOVE WP FIRE

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  1. Safety Chemical bomb
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HE FRAG MOVE CHEM

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What is a GP bomb?

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Any bomb that does not follow the ID features of GPOS, GPNS, or GPLD

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Fuzing for Penetrator

A

Impact Inertia

17
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How much of a GP bomb is explosive material?

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Guidance methods for Guided Bombs

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IR, Laser, GPS, TV

19
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Where is the target designator for a guided bomb?

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Onboard the aircraft, another aircraft, or ground source

20
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How does a Guided Bomb steer?

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Components of a Guided Bomb

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Computer control group (CCG)
Guidance canards (control surfaces)
Wing assembly aft to provide lift

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Fuzing for Guided Bomb

A

Impact (Electronically Armed)

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Incendiary bomb fuzing

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All way acting

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ID for Chem bomb

A

HE bomb with a filler plug in the body
Personnel (vapor ) vs area denial (powder/gel)
Use Color Codes

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Fuzing for Chem bomb
``` Impact Impact Inertia VT MT ET ```

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