Data Quality85%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the general purpose (iron) bombs category.
01 / Overview
bouncing bomb
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1943–1943
Quantity
120
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
GENERAL PURPOSE (IRON) BOMBS · WORLD WAR II
14
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
70
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the general purpose (iron) bombs category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
- Munition TypeConventional (depth charge)
- Service Entry Year1943
- Total Weight4,195 kg
- Length1.52 m
- Diameter1,270 mm
◈Guidance1MOD.1
- GuidedNo
▣Warhead & Effect4MOD.4
- Explosive Filler Weight2,994 kg
- Filler TypeTorpex
- Cluster MunitionNo
- Thermobaric / Fuel-AirNo
◇Delivery2MOD.2
- Stand-OffNo
- Release Speed394 km/h
◆Production2MOD.2
- Total Production120
- Variants2
▤Warhead Detail2MOD.2
- Detonation Mechanism / Fuzehydrostatic fuze (depth of ) with backup chemical time fuze.
- Explosive Filler Weight2,994 kg
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1943Production started
83
years in service
0
years in production
120
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
GENERAL PURPOSE (IRON) BOMBS RANKING General Purpose (Iron) Bombs · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
106GENERAL PURPOSE (IRON) BOMBS14WORLD WAR II · GENERAL PURPOSE (IRON) BOMBS795UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS85PERFORMANCE/PRICE · GENERAL PURPOSE (IRON) BOMBS
ⓘ Rankings are within theGeneral Purpose (Iron) Bombscategory.
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