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GBU-24 Paveway IIIlarger figure on 1 of 1
M21 minelarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | GBU-24 Paveway III | M21 mine |
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| Type | Laser-guided bomb[source] | anti-tank landmine[source] |
| Place of origin | United States of America[source] | — |
| In service | 1983[source] | — |
| Designer | Texas Instruments[source] | — |
| Designed | 1980[source] | — |
| Manufacturer |
Height
Single sourceOwn exact mine · statedfuze/tiltrod configuration, not copied to licensed or similar mines · Height · Height
Single sourceOwn exact mine · statedfuze/tiltrod configuration, not copied to licensed or similar mines · Height with tilt rod · Height
Single source206 mm[source]
206 mm[source]Own exact mine · statedfuze/tiltrod configuration, not copied to licensed or similar mines · Height
813 mm[source]Own exact mine · statedfuze/tiltrod configuration, not copied to licensed or similar mines · Height with tilt rod
Diameter
Single source460 millimetres (18 in)[source]
Filling weight
Single source910 kilograms (2,000 lb)[source]
of Composition H6
Single sourceOwn exact mine · statedfuze/tiltrod configuration, not copied to licensed or similar mines · Explosive content · of Composition H6
Single source4.9 kg of Composition H6[source]
4.9 kg of Composition H6[source]Own exact mine · statedfuze/tiltrod configuration, not copied to licensed or similar mines · Explosive content
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Raytheon[source]
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| Filling | Mark 84 bomb as warhead[source] | — |
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| Fuze | — | M607 pressure fuse[source] |
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| Effect | — | Misznay Schardin effect warhead[source] |
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| Operating pressure | — | pressure: 132 kg tilt: 1.7 kg[source]Own exact mine · statedfuze/tiltrod configuration, not copied to licensed or similar mines · Operating pressure |
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| pressure | — | 132 kg[source]Own exact mine · statedfuze/tiltrod configuration, not copied to licensed or similar mines · pressure |
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| tilt | — | 1.7 kg[source]Own exact mine · statedfuze/tiltrod configuration, not copied to licensed or similar mines · tilt |
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