Mark 118 bomb
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mark-118-bomb-206-9271706
title:
Mark 118 bomb
text:
The M118 is an air-dropped general-purpose or demolition bomb used by United States military forces. It dates back to the time of the Korean War of the early 1950s. Although it has a nominal weight of 3,000 pounds (1,400 kg), its actual weight, depending on fuse and retardation options, is somewhat higher. A typical non-retarded configuration has a total weight of 3,049 pounds (1,383 kg) with an explosive content of 1,975 pounds (896 kg) of tritonal. This is a much higher percentage than in the
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encyclopedia
description:
Demolition bomb, free-fall general-purpose bomb
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_118_bomb
date created:
2004-11-23T23:31:22Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T18:46:18Z
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