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OFZAB-500
Photo: Олександр Єрмаков / State Border Guard Service of Ukraine · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
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OFZAB-500

General Purpose (Iron) Bombs · Russia
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OFZAB-500

OFZAB-500
OFZAB-500 Photo: Олександр Єрмаков / State Border Guard Service of Ukraine · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 54
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Lethality
60
Reliability
85
Versatility
50
Platform Compatibility
80
Penetration
0
Guidance-Kit Compatibility
0
Availability
75
Effect Radius
55
Technology
30
Cost-Effectiveness
70
Methodology ↗ → General Purpose (Iron) Bombs ranking
Origin Russia
CategoryGeneral Purpose (Iron) Bombs
Operators2 countries
⬇ Overview
⚙ Specs
⊕ History
⊕ Operators
⚖ MASS Score
📚 Sources
Data Quality82%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
⊟ General Purpose (Iron) Bombsranking ↗methodology ↗
54
General Purpose (Iron) Bombs MASS Rating
75/111
All-Time
General Purpose (Iron) Bombs · 10 axes scored
Lethality
60
Reliability
85
Versatility
50
Platform Compatibility
80
Penetration
0
Guidance-Kit Compatibility
0
Availability
75
Effect Radius
55
Technology
30
Cost-Effectiveness
70
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the general purpose (iron) bombs category.
01 / Overview
OFZAB-500
Category
General Purpose (Iron) Bombs
Country
Russia
Operators
2 countries
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
GENERAL PURPOSE (IRON) BOMBS
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PERFORMANCE/PRICE
80
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
MASS SCORE ↗
54
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
◎General2MOD.2
  • Munition TypeFragmentation-Incendiary
  • Total Weight500 kg
◈Guidance1MOD.1
▣Warhead & Effect4MOD.4
◇Delivery1MOD.1
03 / History
04 / Operators
Operator Countries2country
UkraineACTIVERussiaRETIRED
05 / MASS Score
GENERAL PURPOSE (IRON) BOMBS RANKING General Purpose (Iron) Bombs
#73 RU FAB-250 55 #74 DE SC 50 55 #75 RU OFZAB-500 (this weapon) 54 #76 FR BLG 66 Beluga 54 #77 RU NOSAB-100T 53
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
75GENERAL PURPOSE (IRON) BOMBS959RUSSIA · ALL WEAPONS61PERFORMANCE/PRICE · GENERAL PURPOSE (IRON) BOMBS
ⓘ Rankings are within theGeneral Purpose (Iron) Bombscategory.
General Purpose (Iron) Bombs Russia
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