Mk 82 bomb
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The Mk 82 bomb is a widely used 500-pound general-purpose unguided aerial bomb that serves as the standard warhead for many precision-guided munitions.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mk 82 bomb canonical | 4 |
| BLU-111 bomb family | 1 |
| GBU-12 Paveway II | 1 |
| GBU-38 JDAM | 1 |
| GBU-38 JDAM bombs | 1 |
| Mark 80 series bombs | 1 |
| Mark 82 Mod 1 bomb | 1 |
| Mark 82 Mod 2 bomb | 1 |
| Mark 82 Mod 5 bomb | 1 |
| Mark 82 bomb | 1 |
| Mk 82 bomb body | 1 |
| Mk 82 general-purpose bomb | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T615257 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mk 82 bomb Context triple: [Paveway series guided bombs, compatibleWith, Mk 82 bomb]
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A.
Paveway series guided bombs
Paveway series guided bombs are laser-guided precision munitions designed to improve the accuracy and effectiveness of conventional unguided bombs against ground targets.
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B.
Brimstone missile
The Brimstone missile is a British air-launched, precision-guided anti-armor and multi-role strike weapon designed for high accuracy against moving and static targets with minimal collateral damage.
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C.
Scud missiles
Scud missiles are Soviet-designed short-range ballistic missiles that gained widespread notoriety for their use by Iraq to attack coalition and civilian targets during the Gulf War.
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D.
V-1 flying bomb
The V-1 flying bomb was an early German cruise missile used in World War II, known as a pilotless "buzz bomb" deployed primarily against London and other Allied cities.
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E.
Bockscar
Bockscar was the U.S. Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortress bomber that dropped the "Fat Man" nuclear weapon on Nagasaki during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mk 82 bomb Target entity description: The Mk 82 bomb is a widely used 500-pound general-purpose unguided aerial bomb that serves as the standard warhead for many precision-guided munitions.
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A.
Paveway series guided bombs
Paveway series guided bombs are laser-guided precision munitions designed to improve the accuracy and effectiveness of conventional unguided bombs against ground targets.
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B.
Brimstone missile
The Brimstone missile is a British air-launched, precision-guided anti-armor and multi-role strike weapon designed for high accuracy against moving and static targets with minimal collateral damage.
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C.
Scud missiles
Scud missiles are Soviet-designed short-range ballistic missiles that gained widespread notoriety for their use by Iraq to attack coalition and civilian targets during the Gulf War.
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D.
V-1 flying bomb
The V-1 flying bomb was an early German cruise missile used in World War II, known as a pilotless "buzz bomb" deployed primarily against London and other Allied cities.
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E.
Bockscar
Bockscar was the U.S. Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortress bomber that dropped the "Fat Man" nuclear weapon on Nagasaki during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. military ordnance
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conventional weapon ⓘ general-purpose bomb ⓘ unguided aerial bomb ⓘ |
| approximateWeight |
227 kg
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500 lb ⓘ |
| canBeConfiguredAs |
low-drag bomb
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retarded bomb ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
BSU-49/B air-inflatable retarder
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Mk 15 Snakeye fin ⓘ conical low-drag tail fin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor | aircraft carriage and release ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 273 mm ⓘ |
| explosiveFiller |
Composition H6
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PBXN-109 ⓘ Tritonal ⓘ |
| explosiveType | high explosive ⓘ |
| familyIncludes |
BLU-111/B (low-collateral variant)
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insensitive munition variants ⓘ |
| filledWeight | about 192 kg ⓘ |
| fuzing |
nose fuze capable
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tail fuze capable ⓘ |
| guidance | unguided (free-fall) ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2.21 m ⓘ |
| material | steel casing ⓘ |
| mountingStandard |
14-inch suspension lugs
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30-inch suspension lugs (optional) ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | most widely used bomb in the Mark 80 series ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Mk 82 bomb
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Mark 80 series bombs
|
| role | general-purpose blast-fragmentation bomb ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1960s ⓘ |
| standardWeightClass | 500-pound bomb ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
close air support
ⓘ
interdiction missions ⓘ tactical air-to-ground strike missions ⓘ |
| usedAsWarheadFor |
Paveway series guided bombs
ⓘ
surface form:
GBU-12 Paveway II
Mk 83 bomb ⓘ
surface form:
GBU-16 Paveway II
GBU-35 JDAM ⓘ Mk 82 bomb self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
GBU-38 JDAM
Paveway series guided bombs ⓘ
surface form:
GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II
GBU-50 Enhanced Paveway II ⓘ GBU-51 JDAM ⓘ GBU-51 JDAM ⓘ
surface form:
GBU-52 JDAM
GBU-54 Laser JDAM ⓘ Paveway series guided bombs ⓘ
surface form:
GBU-58 Paveway II
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| usedBy |
United States Air Force
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United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ many NATO air forces ⓘ various allied air forces worldwide ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mk 82 bomb Description of subject: The Mk 82 bomb is a widely used 500-pound general-purpose unguided aerial bomb that serves as the standard warhead for many precision-guided munitions.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
GBU-12 Paveway II
this entity surface form:
GBU-38 JDAM bombs
this entity surface form:
Mark 80 series bombs
this entity surface form:
GBU-38 JDAM
this entity surface form:
Mk 82 general-purpose bomb
this entity surface form:
BLU-111 bomb family
this entity surface form:
Mark 82 bomb
this entity surface form:
Mark 82 Mod 1 bomb
this entity surface form:
Mark 82 Mod 2 bomb
this entity surface form:
Mark 82 Mod 5 bomb
this entity surface form:
Mk 82 bomb body