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GBU-24 Paveway IIIlarger figure on 2 of 2
Mark 83 bomblarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source4.39 m (14 ft 5 in)[source]
overall
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | GBU-24 Paveway III | Mark 83 bomb |
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| Type | Laser-guided bomb[source] | Low-drag general-purpose bomb[source] |
| Place of origin | United States of America[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1983[source] | Since 1950s[source] |
| Designer | Texas Instruments[source] | — |
9.8 ft (3 m) overall[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | 1980[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Raytheon[source] | — |
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| Filling | Mark 84 bomb as warhead[source] | — |
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| Wars | — | Gulf War[source] |
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| Variants | — | GBU-16 Paveway II GBU-32 JDAM GBU-55 Laser JDAM[source] |
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| Tailspan | — | 19 in (480 mm)[source] |
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| Warhead | — | H6 or PBXN-109[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | M904 nose fuze and M905 tail fuze[source] |
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| References | — | Janes[source] |
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