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MILITARY AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
Part 4
AIRCRAFT BOMBS
Aircraft BombsLaser Guided Bombs
Laser-Guided Bombs are highly accurate weapons used against both moving and stationary targets.
LGB’s can be targeted using either a laser-designation pod, such as LITENING III,
carried by the attacking aircraft, or by a handheld laser designator
carried by ground forces.
LGB’s are vulnerable to smoke, dust and cloud that may obscure the laser guidance beam.
Modern LGB’s have a GPS guidance systemthat allows them to be guided
if a laser is ineffective.
Aircraft BombsGeneral Service Bombs
GP Bombs are Unguided Weaponsthat can be fitted with a variety of fuses to detonate on Impact, in an Airburst
or after a time Delay.
They can be used against structures & vehicles, but they lack any form of guidance
and are vulnerable to the influence of the wind.
This lack of precision means they can’t be used where there is a risk of collateral damage.
As a result, GP Bombs are commonly limited to training use only.
Paveway II LGB
Paveway II LGB
Paveway II is a 500lb precision laser-guided bomb which can be dropped from low or medium level
and homed to its target (the basket) by an airborne Thermal Imaging Airborne Laser Designator pod
(TIALD)or from the ground using a laser designator.
The bomb’s guidance package steers the bomb onto the source
of reflected laser energy.
Enhanced Paveway II adds GPS guidance to allow the weapon to be dropped
through smoke and cloud.
Laser Guided Bomb
Paveway II LGBLaser Guided Bomb
Fitted to :The Typhoon FGR4The Tornado GR4
Dimensions:Length: 3.68mDiameter: 0.42mWeight: 540lb 312kg
Paveway III LGB
Paveway III LGB
Paveway III is a 1,000lb bomb that is designed to penetrate hardened targets.
It is guided by a laser from either ground forces or an aircraft-mounted
laser-designation pod.
Enhanced Paveway III adds GPS guidanceto allow the weapon to be dropped
through smoke and cloud.
Laser Guided Bomb
Paveway III LGBLaser Guided Bomb
Fitted to :The Tornado GR4
Dimensions:Length: 4.45mDiameter: 0.92mWeight: 1000lb 505kg
Paveway IV LGB
Paveway IV LGB
Equipped with the latest Global Positioning Guidance technology,
it is a low-cost, all-weather, 24-hour precision bomb capable of destroying most general-purpose targets
while significantly minimising collateral damage,it replaces the 540lb and 1000lb GP Bombs.
The first platform to receive the weapon was the Harrier GR9, followed by Tornado GR4.
It will enter service on the Typhoon FGR4 in 2013.
Laser Guided Bomb
Paveway IV LGBLaser Guided Bomb
Fitted to :The Typhoon FGR4The Tornado GR4
Dimensions:Length: 3.1mDiameter: 0.42mWeight: 500lb 225kg
BL755 Cluster Bomb
BL755 Cluster Bomb
When BL755 is released it breaks open in the airflow and releases 147 high-explosive bomblets
onto the target, allowing multiple targets to be attacked
with one weapon.
The BL755 is delivered from low-level attacks and used against small, widely dispersed targets
such as vehicles and equipment.
The RBL755 has an enhanced anti-armour capability and can be delivered from a medium-level attack,
allowing aircraft to operate from a safer height.
Freefall, Unguided Bombs
BL755 Cluster Bomb
Fitted to :The Typhoon FGR4The Jaguar GR3The Tornado GR4The Harrier GR7 (Retired)
Dimensions:
Length: 2.45mWidth: 0.41mWeight: 540lb 277kg
General Service Bombs
General Service Bombs
The 540lb and 1000lb General Purpose bombs can be dropped as unguided freefall bombs
or fitted with a retarder unit, allowing aircraft to bomb at low level over the target
and get clear before detonation.
Both bombs have three modes of detonation: Above a target in Airburst Mode,
Impact Detonation, or Post-Impact Detonation after a pre-set delay.
The warheads from GP Bombs can have Paveway laser guidance kits added
to create Laser-Guided Bombs.
Freefall or Retarded, Unguided Bombs
Fitted to :The Jaguar GR3The Harrier GR9 (Retired)
Dimensions:
Length: 2.18mWidth: 0.33mWeight: 540lb 312kg
General Service Bombs540lb General Purpose Bomb
Fitted to :The Typhoon FGR4The Tornado GR4The Harrier GR9 (Retired)
Dimensions:
Length: 2.48mWidth: 0.42mWeight: 1000lb 505kg
General Service Bombs1000lb General Purpose Bomb
Check of UnderstandingWhat best describes how a Paveway II Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) is guided
towards its target on release from an aircraft?
It filters Infrared, radio and laser energy from the battlefield - selecting the strongest source before self designating as in active missile mode.
It provides its own laser source pointed at the target which it follows
into “the basket”.
It uses inertial fly-out before self designating its target.
It acquires coded laser returns and thus guides into “the basket”.
Check of Understanding
Airburst, Impact and Post-impact
Airburst, Ground burst, Proximity burst
Pre-impact, Impact and Post-impact
Retarded, Immediate and Delayed
General Purpose Bombs have three modes of detonation known as:
Check of Understanding
Which of the following best describes how the Paveway II homes onto its target?
It's a Fire-and-Forget missile
Airborne TIALD pod
Internal GPS
Radar Guided by launch aircraft
Check of UnderstandingWhat happens when a BL755 Cluster Bomb
is released from an aircraft?
It fall on the target and then fires off 14
high explosive bomblets.
It falls to the ground and then fires off 147
high explosive bomblets.
It breaks open in the airflow and releases 14 high explosive
bomblets.
It breaks open in the airflow and releases 147
high explosive bomblets.
Check of Understanding
Small, widely dispersed targets
Small targets in close proximity
General purpose bombing
Bombing ships
The BL755 Cluster Bomb is particularly useful for:
MILITARY AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
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