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General Purpose (Iron) Bombs · United States
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MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 63
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Lethality
65
Reliability
70
Versatility
75
Platform Compatibility
70
Penetration
50
Guidance-Kit Compatibility
20
Availability
80
Effect Radius
65
Technology
40
Cost-Effectiveness
75
Methodology ↗ → General Purpose (Iron) Bombs ranking
Origin United States
CategoryGeneral Purpose (Iron) Bombs
Operators1 countries
⬇ Overview
⚙ Specs
⊕ History
⊕ Operators
⚖ MASS Score
📚 Sources
Data Quality82%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
⊟ General Purpose (Iron) Bombsranking ↗methodology ↗
63
General Purpose (Iron) Bombs MASS Rating
46/111
All-Time
General Purpose (Iron) Bombs · 10 axes scored
Lethality
65
Reliability
70
Versatility
75
Platform Compatibility
70
Penetration
50
Guidance-Kit Compatibility
20
Availability
80
Effect Radius
65
Technology
40
Cost-Effectiveness
75
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the general purpose (iron) bombs category.
01 / Overview
VB-5
Category
General Purpose (Iron) Bombs
Country
United States
Operators
1 countries
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
GENERAL PURPOSE (IRON) BOMBS
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PERFORMANCE/PRICE
75
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
MASS SCORE ↗
63
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
03 / History
04 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
RussiaRETIRED
05 / MASS Score
GENERAL PURPOSE (IRON) BOMBS RANKING General Purpose (Iron) Bombs
#51 RU AO-1 63 #52 RU FAB-250 M-54 VARIANT 63 #53 US VB-5 (this weapon) 63 #54 US BLU-129/B VARIANT 62 #55 DE SC 500 62
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
46GENERAL PURPOSE (IRON) BOMBS1165UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS74PERFORMANCE/PRICE · GENERAL PURPOSE (IRON) BOMBS
ⓘ Rankings are within theGeneral Purpose (Iron) Bombscategory.
General Purpose (Iron) Bombs United States
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