Data Quality88%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the incendiary & napalm bombs category.
01 / Overview
Fu-Go balloon bomb
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1944–1945
Quantity
9,300
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
INCENDIARY & NAPALM BOMBS · WORLD WAR II
14
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
◎General5MOD.5
- Munition Typeballoon bomb
- Service Entry Year1944
- Total Weight18 kg
- Length10 m
- Diameter10,000 mm
◈Warhead & Effect4MOD.4
- Warhead Typeincendiary and high-explosive
- Explosive Filler Weight15 kg
- Filler Typehydrogen
- Submunitions4
▣Delivery2MOD.2
- Glide Range6,000 km
- Max Release Altitude7,620 m
◇Platform1MOD.1
- Fin / Tail Typesandbag ballast system
◆Production1MOD.1
- Total Production9,300
▤Warhead Detail1MOD.1
- Detonation Mechanism / Fuzetime fuse
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1944Production started
- 1945Production ended
82
years in service
1
years in production
9,300
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 5 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
INCENDIARY & NAPALM BOMBS RANKING Incendiary & Napalm Bombs · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
46INCENDIARY & NAPALM BOMBS14WORLD WAR II · INCENDIARY & NAPALM BOMBS443JAPAN · ALL WEAPONS44PERFORMANCE/PRICE · INCENDIARY & NAPALM BOMBS
ⓘ Rankings are within theIncendiary & Napalm Bombscategory.
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