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Mk81 250 Lbs Aircraft Bomb
| Mk81 is intended for use against soft, fragment sensitive targets such as troops, POL depots (petroleum, oil and lubricants), and radar installations. Mk81 is not intended for hard targets or penetrations. |
Ballistic Performance & Launch Parameters Mk81
| Air Speed | 150 KTAS to 600 KTAS |
| Altitude | 15000 ft |
| G Load | 1.2g to 5g |
| Angle Dive | 45 deg |
| Angle Toss | 60 deg |
| Roll | 165 deg/s |
| Range Slant (max) | 4750 m |
Lethality Effects Mk81 (depend on HE charge type)
| FRAGMENTATION | CRATER | ||
| Grains | 3 to 300 | Diameter | 1.85 m to 4.6 m |
| Velocity | 670 m/s to 2286 m/s | Depth | 0.61 m to 3.67 m |
| BLAST | PENETRATION | ||
| Pressure at 50 ft (16 m) | 10 psi | Steel Armor Plate | 25 mm |
| Pressure at 100 ft (31 m) | 3.5 psi | Concrete 3000 psi (beton) | 397 mm |
Principal Data Mk81
| Length | 1252 mm |
| Length (assembled) | 1940 mm |
| Diameter | 225 mm |
| Mass Total (nominal) | 127 Kg |
| Mass Explosive (nominal) | 45 Kg Tritonal or H6 or TNT |
| Mass Warhead (nominal) | 81 Kg |
| Centre of Gravity (from nose) | 960 mm |
| Suspension Lugs | 14 inch (355.6 mm) Standard NATO |
| Packing / Packaging | 6 ea warheads / steel crate + 6 ea CFA / st.cr |
| Conical Fin Assembly (CFA) | MAU-94/B |
| CFA Span | 320 mm |
| CFA Cord | 269 mm |
| CFA Mass | 10 Kg |