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
Pumpkin bomb
Category
Country
Production
1945–1945
Quantity
486
Unit Price (current)
$26.8K↗ 1689% inflation · 1945→2025
Original Price
$1.5K (1945)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
GENERAL PURPOSE (IRON) BOMBS · WORLD WAR II
12
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
80
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$26.8K
Original: $1.5K (1945)
Inflation: +%1689
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the general purpose (iron) bombs category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Munition TypeConventional high-explosive bomb
- Service Entry Year1945
- Total Weight5,260 kg
- Length3.048 m
- Diameter1,524 mm
- In ServiceNo
◈Guidance4MOD.4
▣Warhead & Effect5MOD.5
- Explosive Filler Weight2,858 kg
- Filler TypeComposition B
- Penetrator / Bunker-BusterNo
- Cluster MunitionNo
- Thermobaric / Fuel-AirNo
◇Delivery2MOD.2
◆Platform4MOD.4
- Compatible AircraftBoeing B-29 Superfortress
- Internal CarriageYes
- Low-Drag BodyNo
- Fin / Tail TypeCalifornia Parachute square tail assembly
▤Production3MOD.3
- Total Production486
- Unit Cost1,500 USD
- Variants2
⬢Warhead Detail2MOD.2
- Detonation Mechanism / Fuzethree contact fuzes
- Explosive Filler Weight2,857.68 kg
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1945Production started
81
years in service
0
years in production
486
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
GENERAL PURPOSE (IRON) BOMBS RANKING General Purpose (Iron) Bombs · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
96GENERAL PURPOSE (IRON) BOMBS12WORLD WAR II · GENERAL PURPOSE (IRON) BOMBS1952UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS8PRICE · GENERAL PURPOSE (IRON) BOMBS823PRICE · ALL WEAPONS61PERFORMANCE/PRICE · GENERAL PURPOSE (IRON) BOMBS
ⓘ Rankings are within theGeneral Purpose (Iron) Bombscategory.
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