.jpg "GBU-16 Paveway II Laser guided bomb © Konstantinos Panitsidis")
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The laser guided bomb GBU-16 Paveway II, was mounted on warhead Mk 83 Standard of 453,5 kg (Low-Drag General Purpose).
During the "Desert Storm" operations 219 GBU-16 bombs were used. The majority of the drops were made by US Navy aircrafts A-6E. The version for the navy uses basically the BLU-110 instead of Mk83 kai the guidance is performed through GPS/INS (GBU-48).
Paveway II can be used from a height up to 7.680 m thus achieving its maximum range of 15 km.
In 1998, during the "Desert Fox", the Navy aircrafts (mainly F/A-18s operating from "Enterprise"), used the GBU-16.
Technical specifications
| DESIGNER | Raytheon |
| COUNTRY | USA |
| TYPE |
Laser guided bomb
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| IN SERVICE |
-
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Aircraft-bearer (aerial means)
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A-10, F-111, F-15, F-16, F/A-18, F-14, A-6
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POWER-PLANT
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-
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Thrust, kgf
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- |
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DIMENSIONS
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Length, mm
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3.276
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| Diameter, mm | 279 |
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Wing span, mm
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- |
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Fin span, mm
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- |
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WEIGHT
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Maximum missile weight, kg
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453,5 |
| Warhead weight, kg | - |
| Weight of explosive, kg | - |
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PERFORMANCE
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Permissible height of use of the air bomb, km
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- |
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Range, km
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14 |
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Circular error probable, m
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9 |
| Warhead type |
Penetrating
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| Contact (fuze) |
-
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Guidance system
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Semi-Active Laser (man-in-the-loop) |
Photos GBU-16 Paveway II
