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| Watervliet Arsenal Museum - Other Exhibits / 28 GBU-28 Bunker Busting Bomb
Bill Maloney 1/8/2014 |
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Weight: 5,000lbs
Length: 25 feet
Diameter: 14 inches
Wingspan: 5 ft 7in
Explosive Charge: 560lbs high explosive
Fuse: Contact, delay
Penetration: 100 feet of earth, 20 feet of concrete
Guidance: Laser Guided - Operator illuminates target with a laser designator
Produced by: Watervliet Arsenal Museum
Carried by: F-15E, B-2 Spirit, F-111
Entered Service: 1991
The early GBU-28 Bunker Busting Bombs were made from modified 8 inch artillery gun barrels. This is the later type which were purpose built for bunker busting. These were used to take out hardened Iraqi command centers during Operation Desert Storm. Amazingly the Watervliet Arsenal design team designed and built the first Bunker Busting Bombs using 8 inch artillery barresl from the M110 self propelled howitzer in less than 3 weeks. That was a pretty amazing effort on their part.