CB Bomb Family

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CBU-250 bombs on a x3 standard fighter pylon

The CB Bomb Family (Common Bomb) is a series of standardized bombs in use by various military forces of Inyursta.

Overview

Development of the CB bomb family came as an attempt to standardize and create a uniform "flow chart" of domestically-produced bombs that could be modified to meet the needs of any combat situation. Modifications include precision guidance packages, "BG", penetration charge devices, "PB", add-on rocket motors, "R", and in some cases glide bomb, "GB".

Most bombs come in the 250lb (typically 3 bombs per hard-point), 500lb, 1000lb, and 2000lb class. Some special cases come in 1500lb or 750lb weight classes.

Variants

250lb Class

--- Unguided Laser-Guided GPS-Guided Other
Unitary HE CBU-250 CBG-250L CBG-250S CBG-250S-G[1]
Penetrator --- PGB-250L PBG-250S PGB-250S-G[1]

[1] GPS/TIMU-guided glide bomb

500lb Class

--- Unguided Laser-Guided GPS-Guided TV-Guided Other
Unitary HE CBU-500 CBG-500L CBG-500S CBG-500T -----
Penetrator ----- PGB-500L PBG-500S PGB-500S-T -----
Submunitions[1] CBU-500C ----- CGG-500C-S ----- CBG-500-CAT/CBG-500-CAP[2]
Incendiary FBU-500N FBG-500N-L FBG-500N-S --- FBG-500MI-S[3]

[1] Standard General Purpose cluster submunitions totaling 256.
[2] CBU-500-CAT carries 39 anti-tank mines, CBU-500-CAP carries 60 anti-personnel mines
[3] GPS/TIMU-guided munition carrying metal incendiaries (thermite-mixture + white phosphorous)

1000lb Class

--- Unguided Laser-Guided GPS-Guided TV-Guided Rocket-Assisted Other
Unitary HE CBU-1K CBG-1KL CBG-1KS CBG-1KT ----- -----
Penetrator ----- PGB-1KL PBG-1KS PGB-1KT RPGB-1KT/RPGB-1KS[1] -----
Submunitions[2] CBU-1K-C ----- CGG-1KS ----- ----- CBG-1K-CAT/CBG-1K-CAP[3]
Incendiary FBU-1KS-N ----- FBG-1KS-N ----- ----- -----
Anti-Runway ----- ----- CBG-4S-S "Seíèsma" [5] CBG-4S-T "Seíèsma" [5] RBG-4S-S/RBG-4S-T "Seíèsma" [5] CBG-4S-G "Seíèsma-G"

[1] Rocket-powered PGB-1KS/PGB-1KT
[2] Standard General Purpose cluster submunitions totaling 544.
[3] CBU-1K-CAT carries 68 anti-tank mines, CBU-1K-CAP carries 102 anti-personnel mines
[5] English: Earthquake. Guided bomb with x4 90kg penetrator submunitions to destroy runways and vital roads.

2000lb Class

--- Unguided Laser-Guided GPS-Guided TV-Guided Rocket-Assisted
Unitary HE CBU-2K CBG-2KL CBG-2KS CBG-2KT RBG-2KS
Penetrator ----- PGB-1KL PBG-1KS PGB-1KT RPGB-1KT/RPGB-1KS
Thermobaric FBU-2K-T ----- FBG-2KS-T FBG-2KT-T RFBG-2KS-T/RFBG-2KT-T
Incendiary FBU-2K-N ----- FBG-2KS-MI[1] FBG-2KT-MI[1] RFBG-2KS-MI[1]
Anti-Runway ----- ----- CBG-8S-S Seíèsma II[2] CBG-8S-T Seíèsma II[2] RBG-8S-S/RBG-8S-T Seíèsma II[2]

[1] Time-delayed fuse metal incendiary (thermite mixture + white phosphorus)
[2] English: "Earthquake II". Guided bomb with x8 90kg penetrator submunitions to destroy runways and vital roads. Submunitions scatter in linear pattern.

Special Class

CBG-500L-TP "Beletté" (Weasel): 500lb laser-guided bomb with penetrator and tandem thermobaric warhead.

CBG-750L-TP "Beletté II": 750lb laser-guided bomb with improved penetrator and thermobaric warhead, intended for deeper penetration of hardened targets.

CBU-4N "Chéruphé": 1000lb bomb with 4 napalm incendiary submunitions.

CBU-S Torencón: 1000lb with smart anti-tank bomblets.

GRBG-15 BRAGA: 1500lb rocket-powered glide bomb.

See Also

CGB-8K Ordínànce de Penétratíon Acçion-Dual
RPGB-13K Ordínànce de Penétratíon Grànde (OPG) bomb