bomb abbreviations in the stores page

[sobe]

Can someone please tell me what the following bomb abbreviations represent in the stores page?

 

 

68s

82x

83B

84

76

RE

RET

 

 

Are there other ones that I missed?

[Nealius]

82B -- Mk82

82X -- Mk82 SnakeEye

83B -- Mk83

84 -- Mk84

RE -- Mk20

RET -- CBU99

76 -- BDU33

10S -- LAU10

61S -- LAU61

68S -- LAU68

 

My ground crew had a nice workout today :lol:

 

I'm curious about the chosen abbreviations. Why 'X' for SnakeEyes? Why 'B' for Mk82 and Mk83, but not for Mk84? Why 'RE' and 'RET' for cluster munitions? Why 'S' for rockets? Why '76' for BDU33?

[sobe]

thanks. I am also curious about the abbreviations.

[Nealius]

I think single-shot and ripple are options in the ME. I know in the Harrier they work, but I haven't tried rockets at all in the Hornet yet.

 

The Mk76 name is interesting. What's the story on it having two names?

[Eldur]

I'll try to get those abbreviations together

 

82B -- Mk82

82X -- Mk82 SnakeEye

83B -- Mk83

84 -- Mk84

 

No clue about the B and the 84 not having it. Same goes for the X, I can also just guess it's the shape. If I'm not completely mistaken I remember the Snakeyes showing up as RET in the past and I always thought it stands for "retarded", but well, that also shows up on the CBU-99.

 

RE -- Mk20

RET -- CBU99

 

RE simply stands for RockEye and the T means Thermally protected which is Navy stuff. Thanks to Frederf for describing.

 

76 -- BDU33

 

Has been mentioned already, Mk. 76. Must be an older designation.

 

10S -- LAU10

61S -- LAU61

68S -- LAU68

 

LAU-Number + Single or Ripple.

[Nealius]

If X is for SnakeEye, what would be used for 82AIR?

[Frederf]

[table]DDI|Store

76|BDU-33

82_|MAU-93 fin BDU-45 (B/P for blunt/penetrator nose cap)

82_T|MAU-93 fin BDU-45 (B/P for blunt/penetrator nose cap)

82X|Mk15 Mod6 Snakeye

82XT|Mk15 ModA Snakeye (TP)

82YT|BSU-86 TP, pilot option (also used for NTP with non-ideal ballistics)

 

82S_|BSU-33 fin TP (B or P for nose shape, also NTP non-ideal)

82LG|GBU-12 or LGTR

83_T|Mk83 LD (B or P for nose shape)

40TF|Mk83

 

83LG|GBU-16

84LG|GBU-10

GB24|GBU-24

J84|JDAM Mk84

J109|JDAM BLU-109

JDAM|JDAM training

62_O|Mk36, T for Mk15 Mod6 Snakeye, X for Mk16 paratail

36|Mk36, BSU-86

 

[/table]S and R are singles and ripple intervalometer settings respectively

 

So "82" are old MAU-93 fins. "82S" are new BSU-33 fins. "82X" and "82Y" are Snakeye and BSU-86 retard devices respectively. It doesn't look like F/A-18 uses any ballute retarding devices on 500 lb. weapons the exception being the Mk16 ballute for the Mk36 mine (which is very similar to BSU-49 AIR for Mk-82).

 

1000 lb. uses BSU-85 which is ballute type or older MAU-91.

 

 

I don't know why BSU-49 is not used for F/A-18. Maybe never had it cleared or didn't have enough space to load the extra ballistics config.

Edited August 21, 2018 by Frederf

[Nealius]

That is very strange about the BSU-49. I have seen many pictures/videos of Legacy Hornets dropping them or loaded with them in the Desert Storm days.

 

 

Those don't appear to be using the BSU-49 fins...what are they?

Edited August 20, 2018 by Nealius

[Alphamale]

I'll try to get those abbreviations together

 

82B -- Mk82

82X -- Mk82 SnakeEye

83B -- Mk83

84 -- Mk84

 

No clue about the B and the 84 not having it. Same goes for the X, I can also just guess it's the shape. If I'm not completely mistaken I remember the Snakeyes showing up as RET in the past and I always thought it stands for "retarded", but well, that also shows up on the CBU-99.

 

RE -- Mk20

RET -- CBU99

 

RE simply stands for RockEye and the T means Thermally protected which is Navy stuff. Thanks to Frederf for describing.

 

76 -- BDU33

 

Has been mentioned already, Mk. 76. Must be an older designation.

 

10S -- LAU10

61S -- LAU61

68S -- LAU68

 

LAU-Number + Single or Ripple.

 

Well, complete description..ty this would make nice info for a KB

[Frederf]

That is very strange about the BSU-49. I have seen many pictures/videos of Legacy Hornets dropping them or loaded with them in the Desert Storm days.

 

Those don't appear to be using the BSU-49 fins...what are they?

BSU-85 ballute on BLU-111 (Mk-83).

 

500 lb. bombs from F/A-18 which have non-metalltic drag device are:

Mk 36 Destructor with Mk 16 (BSU-49 casing with parachute replacing ballute)

Mk 62 Quick Strike with Mk 16 (as above)

 

All other 500 lb. bombs from F/A-18 use metallic drag device.

[Nealius]

Interesting. I wonder if we'll get high-drag Mk83s, or the USN gray paint on bombs.

[Nealius]

Huh, sounds just like my struggles with trying to move up academia :lol:.