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Configuration
| Specification | Bangalore torpedo | GBU-24 Paveway III |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Explosive charge[source] | Laser-guided bomb[source] |
| Place of origin | British India[source] | United States of America[source] |
| In service | 1914–present[source] | 1983[source] |
| Wars | World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War Yom Kippur War War in Afghanistan Russian Invasion of Ukraine[source] | — |
| Designer | Captain R. L. McClintock[source] | Texas Instruments[source] |
| Designed | 1912[source] | 1980[source] |
| Produced | February 1943 – November 1944 (M1A1)[source] | — |
| No. built | Approximately 3,255,000 torpedo sections (M1A1)[source] | — |
| Variants | M1 Bangalore Torpedo series, Advanced Performance Bangalore Torpedo (L26A1 Bangalore Torpedo Demolition Charge), Bangalore Blade, F60 Bangalore Torpedo[source] | — |
| Filling | TNT , 80–20 TNT and ammonium nitrate (M1A1), C4 (modern production)[source] | Mark 84 bomb as warhead[source] |
| Detonation mechanism | Detonator[source] | — |
| References | Catalogue of Standard Ordnance Items , Second Edition 1944, Volume III, p. 598[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Mondial Defence Systems[source]Manufactured until 2017 | Raytheon[source] |
| Reported operators |
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