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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the incendiary & napalm bombs category.
01 / Overview
bat bomb
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1942–
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
INCENDIARY & NAPALM BOMBS · WORLD WAR II
12
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
15
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the incendiary & napalm bombs category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
- Munition TypeIncendiary bomb
- Total Weight123 kg
- Length1.23 m
- In ServiceNo
◈Guidance5MOD.5
- GuidedNo
- Guidance TypeNone (timed release)
- GPS / INS GuidanceNo
- Laser GuidanceNo
- Imaging InfraredNo
▣Warhead & Effect6MOD.6
- Warhead TypeIncendiary
- Filler TypeIncendiary
- Penetrator / Bunker-BusterNo
- Cluster MunitionYes
- Submunitions1,000
- Thermobaric / Fuel-AirNo
◇Delivery2MOD.2
◆Platform3MOD.3
- Compatible AircraftBomber
- Internal CarriageNo
- Low-Drag BodyNo
▤Production2MOD.2
- Operators1
- Variants0
⬢Warhead Detail1MOD.1
- Detonation Mechanism / FuzeTimer
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1942Production started
84
years in service
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
INCENDIARY & NAPALM BOMBS RANKING Incendiary & Napalm Bombs · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
44INCENDIARY & NAPALM BOMBS12WORLD WAR II · INCENDIARY & NAPALM BOMBS2451UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS44PERFORMANCE/PRICE · INCENDIARY & NAPALM BOMBS
ⓘ Rankings are within theIncendiary & Napalm Bombscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
An air-dropped or artillery-fired munition containing multiple smaller submunitions designed to disperse over a wide area, often with high dud rates posing post-conflict hazards.
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