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KAB-500L Guided air bomb

KAB-500L Guided air bomb © Konstantinos Panitsidis
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The KAB-500 is designed to engage stationary ground/surface small-sized hardened targets, such as reinforced concrete shelters, runways, railway and highway bridges, military industrial installations, warships, and transport vessels.




Technical specifications

DESIGNER GNPP Region
COUNTRY Russia
TYPE
Guided air bomb
Aircraft-bearer (aerial means)
Su-34, Su-24M, MiG-29, Su-27, Su-30 and other aircraft
DIMENSIONS
 
Length, m 3,050
Horizontal stabilizer span, m 0,750
Diameter, m 0,400
WEIGHT
 
Maximum bomb weight, kg
534
Warhead weight, kg
360
Weight of explosive, kg
-
PERFORMANCE
 
Permissible speed of the aircraft before using the air bomb, km/h
500 - 2.300
Permissible height of use of the air bomb, km
0,150 - 20
Circular error probable, m
7 - 10
Warhead type
High-explosive
Contact (fuse)
Contact (3 types of delay)
Guidance system
Semiactive laser guidance





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