OVERVIEW: The Mk82 Low Drag General Purpose bomb (LDGP) is a unguided freefall bomb with a high explosive filler.


DETAILS:   The release envelope for the Mk82 is 600 knots.


Weight: 	 232-259 kg
Filling Weight:	  87 kg (Tritonal, Minol or Comp H6)



NOTES:  The Mk82 bomb is usually equipped with the mechanical M904 (nose) and M905 (tail) fuzes or the radar-proximity FMU-113 air-burst fuze.  It has a lethal radius of 15.8 meters against standing personnel, and 3.6 meters against personnel in foxholes. 

SOURCES:  "Mark 82 Bomb." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Accessed December 26, 2015. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_82_bomb ; "MK82 - Dumb Bombs." GlobalSecurity.org - Reliable Security Information. Accessed December 26, 2015. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/mk82.htm ; Friedman, Norman. The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems, 1997-1998. Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute Press, 1997, pg. 264.