ID Dropped Bomb Flashcards
1
Q
- What are the types of dropped bomb?
A
GP, GPOS, GPNS, GPLD, Penetrator, Guided Bomb, Destructor (Air Laid mine), Incendiary, Chemical
2
Q
- What are the key ID features of GPOS?
A
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
3
Q
- Safety GPOS, GPLD, GPNS
A
HE FRAG MOVE
4
Q
- What are the key ID features of GPNS?
A
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
5
Q
- What types of fuzing applys to GPNS, GPLD, and GPOS?
A
VT, Impact, impact inertia, ET, CW, MT
6
Q
- What are the key ID features of GPLD?
A
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
7
Q
- What are the key ID features of Penetrator bomb?
A
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
8
Q
- Safety Penetrator bomb
A
HE MOVE FRAG
9
Q
- Safety Guided Bomb
A
HE MOVE FRAG EMR STATIC EJECTION 24HR WT
10
Q
- What are the key ID features of Destructor Bomb?
A
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
11
Q
- What is destructor 8/safeties for a destructor?
A
HE FRAG MOVE MAGNETIC EMR STATIC WT SEISMIC
12
Q
- What are the key ID features of Incendiary bomb?
A
Thin metal Not air dynamic No fin assembly Filler plug Narrowing both side 2 screwed in suspension lugs May have charging well
13
Q
- Safety Incendiary bomb
A
HE FRAG MOVE WP FIRE
14
Q
- Safety Chemical bomb
A
HE FRAG MOVE CHEM
15
Q
What is a GP bomb?
A
Any bomb that does not follow the ID features of GPOS, GPNS, or GPLD
