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GBU-24 Paveway IIIlarger figure on 3 of 3
M712 Copperheadlarger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source4.39 m (14 ft 5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | GBU-24 Paveway III | M712 Copperhead |
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| Type | Laser-guided bomb[source] | Cannon-launched guided projectile[source] |
| Place of origin | United States of America[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1983[source] | — |
| Designer | Texas Instruments[source] | — |
| Designed | 1980[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
140 cm (54 in)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source16 km (9.9 mi)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Manufacturer | Raytheon[source] | — |
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| Filling | Mark 84 bomb as warhead[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | U.S., Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Taiwan, Ukraine[source] |
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| Warhead | — | Composition B[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | laser guidance[source] |
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| Former operator · Australia | — | Australia[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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