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50 kg aerial bomb m/37
Photo: Blockhaj · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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General Purpose (Iron) Bombs · 1937
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50kgaerialbombm/37

50 kg aerial bomb m/37
50 kg aerial bomb m/37 Photo: Blockhaj · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Lethality
40
Reliability
75
Versatility
50
Platform Compatibility
70
Penetration
30
Guidance-Kit Compatibility
0
Availability
80
Effect Radius
45
Technology
30
Cost-Effectiveness
85
CategoryGeneral Purpose (Iron) Bombs
EraInterwar Period
In service1937
Data Quality83%
52
General Purpose (Iron) Bombs MASS Rating
1/4
Interwar Period
80/111
All-Time
General Purpose (Iron) Bombs · 10 axes scored
Lethality
40
Reliability
75
Versatility
50
Platform Compatibility
70
Penetration
30
Guidance-Kit Compatibility
0
Availability
80
Effect Radius
45
Technology
30
Cost-Effectiveness
85
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the general purpose (iron) bombs category.
01 / Overview
50 kg aerial bomb m/37
Production
1937–
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
GENERAL PURPOSE (IRON) BOMBS · INTERWAR PERIOD
1
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
90
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
52
general purpose (iron) bombs category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the general purpose (iron) bombs category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1937Production started
89
years in service
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