Dumb Bombs & Smart Munitions

v1.6.0 / TOC (13 chapters) / 01 nov 06 / greg goebel / public domain

* The aerial bomb was one of the twentieth century's innovations in warfare, and has proven decisive in many conflicts. With the development of advanced electronic sensor and guidance systems, and improved jet and rocket propulsion, weapons designers have been able to improve on bomb technology to build "smart" bombs and missiles that can perform precision attacks on targets. This document provides a survey of unguided "dumb" or "iron" aerial bombs, and air-launched "smart" bombs and missiles.

[1.0] Dumb Bombs (1): Unitary Bombs

• [1.1] BASICS OF DUMB BOMBS
  
• [1.2] A SHORT HISTORY OF DUMB BOMBS
  
• [1.3] UNITARY EXPLOSIVE BOMBS
  

[2.0] Dumb Bombs (2): Cluster Munitions & Other Bombs

• [2.1] US SUU-7/A, SUU-13/A, & SUU-14/A DISPENSERS
  
• [2.2] US ROCKEYE, SUU-30, & TMD CANISTERS
  
• [2.3] FRENCH BELOUGA / BRITISH BL-755 CBUS
  
• [2.4] BRITISH JP-233 / GERMAN MW-1 DISPENSERS
  
• [2.5] OTHER INTERNATIONAL CLUSTER MUNITIONS
  
• [2.6] NAPALM, FAE, & RUNWAY-ATTACK BOMBS
  
• [2.7] POWER DISRUPTION BOMBS & EMP / HPM WARHEADS
  
• [2.8] FOOTNOTE: ARTILLERY CARGO SHELLS
  

[3.0] World War II Glide Bombs (1)

• [3.1] GERMAN GLIDE WEAPONS: GLIDE TORPEDOES / HAGELKORN
  
• [3.2] GERMAN GLIDE WEAPONS: HS-293
  
• [3.3] GERMAN GLIDE WEAPONS: FRITZ-X
  
• [3.4] HS-293 & FRITZ-X IN COMBAT
  
• [3.5] ADVANCED HENSCHEL GUIDED WEAPONS
  
• [3.6] JAPANESE & SOVIET GUIDED MUNITIONS
  

[4.0] World War II Glide Bombs (2)

• [4.1] USAAF GLIDE WEAPONS: BG & GB SERIES
  
• [4.2] USAAF GLIDE WEAPONS: VB SERIES
  
• [4.3] US NAVY GLIDE WEAPONS: GARGOYLE, PELICAN, BAT
  
• [4.4] FOOTNOTE: BF SKINNER & PROJECT PIGEON
  

[5.0] Modern Glide Bombs

• [5.1] WALLEYE, HOBOS & THE EO GUIDED BOMBS
  
• [5.2] THE PAVEWAY LASER GUIDED BOMBS
  
• [5.4] GPS-GUIDED BOMBS: GAM / JDAM / AASM
  
• [5.5] GPS-GUIDED BOMBS: WCMD / MOAB / SDB / MISCELLANEOUS
  

[6.0] Unguided Rockets

• [6.1] UNGUIDED ROCKETS IN WORLD WAR II
  
• [6.2] 70 MILLIMETER ROCKET (FFAR)
  
• [6.3] ZUNI / INTERNATIONAL UNGUIDED ROCKETS
  

[7.0] Guided Air-To-Surface Missiles

• [7.1] AGM-12 BULLPUP
  
• [7.2] AS-20 / AS-30 / AS-30L
  
• [7.3] AJ-168 MARTEL
  
• [7.4] AGM-65 MAVERICK
  
• [7.5] AGM-142 RAPTOR
  
• [7.6] AGM-130
  
• [7.7] SOVIET-RUSSIAN ASMS
  
• [7.8] OTHER ASMS
  

[8.0] Anti-Radar Missiles

• [8.1] AS-37 MARTEL / ARMAT
  
• [8.2] AGM-45 SHRIKE
  
• [8.3] AGM-78 STANDARD ARM
  
• [8.4] AGM-88 HARM
  
• [8.5] AGM-122 SIDEARM
  
• [8.6] ALARM / ARMIGER
  
• [8.7] SOVIET-RUSSIAN ARMS
  
• [8.8] OTHER ANTI-RADAR MISSILES
  

[9.0] Antiship Missiles (1)

• [9.1] ANTISHIP MISSILE TECHNOLOGY
  
• [9.2] SAAB RB-04 / RBS-15F
  
• [9.3] LIGHT ANTISHIP MISSILES: AS-12 / AS-15TT / SEA SKUA
  
• [9.4] KONGSBERG PENGUIN / NSM
  
• [9.5] EXOCET
  
• [9.6] OTOMAT / MARTE
  
• [9.7] SEA EAGLE
  
• [9.8] KORMORAN / ASM-1, ASM-2 / GABRIEL / HSIUNG FENG
  

[10.0] Antiship Missiles (2)

• [10.1] AGM-84 HARPOON
  
• [10.2] SLAM / SLAM-ER
  
• [10.3] P-15 TERMIT (SS-N-2 STYX) / SILKWORM
  
• [10.4] P-70 AMETIST (SS-N-7 STARBRIGHT)
  
• [10.5] P-120 MALAKHIT (SS-N-9 SIREN)
  
• [10.6] P-270 MOSKIT (SS-N-22 SUNBURN)
  
• [10.7] P-100 ONIX / YAKHONT / BRAHMOS
  
• [10.8] KH-35 URAM (SS-N-25 SWITCHBLADE)
  
• [10.9] 3M54 KLUB (SS-N-27)
  
• [10.10] CHINESE ANTISHIP MISSILES
  
• [10.11] WESTERN SUPERSONIC ANTISHIP MISSILES
  

[11.0] 21st Century Smart Munitions / Smart Shells

• [11.1] CBU-97 / CBU-105 SFW
  
• [11.2] GBU-44 VIPER STRIKE
  
• [11.3] AGM-154 JSOW
  
• [11.4] MJOELNIR
  
• [11.5] PGM / MSOV
  
• [11.6] FOOTNOTE: SMART ARTILLERY SHELLS & MORTAR ROUNDS
  

[12.0] Targeting Pods

• [12.1] INTRODUCTION TO TARGETING PODS
  
• [12.2] ALD / PAVE KNIFE / TRIM / LRMTS & PAVE PENNY
  
• [12.2] PAVE SPIKE / PAVE TACK / TRAM / IRADS / ETC
  
• [12.3] LANTIRN / NITE HAWK & ETC
  
• [12.4] SNIPER / ISRAELI LITENING / ATFLIR / ATP
  
• [12.5] FRENCH ATLIS, PDLCT, DAMOCLES / BRITISH TIALD
  

[13.0] Comments, Sources, & Revision History

• [13.1] PERSONAL COMMENTS
  
• [13.2] SOURCES
  
• [13.3] REVISION HISTORY