M117

The M117 is an air-dropped demolition bomb used by United States military forces. The weapon dates back to the Korean War of the early 1950s. Although it has a nominal weight of 750 pounds (340 kg) its actual weight, depending on fuze and retardation options, can be around 820 pounds (372 kg). The bomb's explosive content is typically 386 pounds (175 kg) of Tritonal or 377 pounds (171 kg) of Minol in the case of the M117A1E2 due to their higher density and detonation velocity compared to TNT. Demolition bombs rely on time delayed fuzes which allow the bomb to burrow into a building or other structure before detonating. The M117 can be configured with a conical low-drag tail for medium and high altitude deliveries or a high-drag tail fin for low-altitude drops, delaying the bombs hitting their targets ensuring bombers are out of the blast zone before detonation. The M117 was the basis for the BOLT-117, the world's first laser-guided bomb.

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M117 bomb
general-purpose bomb, United States, 

10 kg bomb, 100 kg bomb, 112 lb bomb, 12.5 kg bomb, 20 kg bomb, 25 kg bomb, 250 kg bomb, 250 pound bomb, 30 kg bomb, 50 kg bomb, 500 kg bomb, 75 kg bomb, B77 nuclear bomb, Blohm & Voss BV 143, Blohm & Voss BV 246, BLU-126, BLU-82B/C-130, BOLT-117, CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition, FAB-3000, GBU-12 Paveway II, GBU-16 Paveway II, GBU-28, general-purpose bomb, Henschel Hs 294, HOPE/HOSBO, KAB-500L, Mark 8 nuclear bomb, Mark 80, Reliable Replacement Warhead, SC1000 bomb, Tsetse primary, W19, 

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Republic F-105D-30-RE (SN 62-4234) in flight with full bomb load 060901-F-1234S-013

Republic F-105D-5-RE (SN 58-1173) in flight with full bomb load 060901-F-1234S-017

F-105Ds 34th TFS drop bombs on Vietnam

Crewmen aboard USS Ranger (CVA-61) load a bomb on a Douglas A-1H Skyraider of VA-95, 24 March 1965 (USN 1110453)

B-52D dropping bombs over Vietnam

Northop F-5A bombs target in Vietnam, circa 1966

Boeing B-52 dropping bombs

F-105D 44th TFS over Vietnam 1969-70

M117 bomb

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Bulletpicker page@		Wikidata
commons	image		Republic F-105D-30-RE (SN 62-4234) in flight with full bomb load 060901-F-1234S-013		Commons
commons	image		Republic F-105D-5-RE (SN 58-1173) in flight with full bomb load 060901-F-1234S-017		Commons
commons	image		F-105Ds 34th TFS drop bombs on Vietnam		Commons
commons	image		Crewmen aboard USS Ranger (CVA-61) load a bomb on a Douglas A-1H Skyraider of VA-95, 24 March 1965 (USN 1110453)		Commons
commons	image		B-52D dropping bombs over Vietnam		Commons
commons	image		Northop F-5A bombs target in Vietnam, circa 1966		Commons
commons	image		Boeing B-52 dropping bombs		Commons
commons	image		F-105D 44th TFS over Vietnam 1969-70		Commons
commons	image		M117 bomb		Commons
commons	image		306tfs-tuyhoa1		Commons