Bombs - Army M Series
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The U.S. Army's M Series for bombs designated air-delivered bombs used by the Army Air Forces. In WW 2, some bomb models were prefixed with "AN-", designating a common Army/Navy use. After the U.S. Air Force became a separate branch in 1947, the Army allocated only a few new numbers in this series, either to submunitions bomblets for missile/rocket warheads, or to helicopter-delivered bombs. From the 1960s onwards, the Air Force used BLU designations (covered by the Aeronautical and Support Equipment Type Designation System) for new bombs and guided bomb bodies.
| Model Number | Item Name; Remarks |
|---|---|
| M1 | 30 lb Chemical Bomb |
| (2...4) | (No information) |
| M5 | 30 lb Fragmentation Bomb |
| (6...22) | (No information) |
| M23 | 10 lb Photoflash Bomb; variants: M23A1 |
| (24...29) | (No information) |
| M30 | 100 lb GP Bomb; variants: AN-M30, AN-M30A1 |
| M31 | 300 lb Demolition Bomb |
| M32 | 600 lb GP Bomb |
| M33 | 1100 lb GP Bomb |
| M34 | 2000 lb GP Bomb; variants: AN-M34 |
| (35...36) | (No information) |
| M37 | 17 lb Practice Bomb |
| M38 | 100 lb Practice Bomb; variants: M38A2 |
| (39) | (No information) |
| AN-M40 | 23 lb Fragmentation Bomb; variants: AN-M40A1 |
| AN-M41 | 20 lb Fragmentation Bomb; variants: AN-M41A1 |
| M42 | 20 lb Fragmentation Bomb |
| M43 | 500 lb GP Bomb; variants: AN-M43 |
| M44 | 1000 lb GP Bomb; variants: AN-M44 |
| (45) | (No information) |
| M46 | 50 lb Photoflash Bomb; variants: AN-M46 |
| M47 | 100 lb Chemical/Incendiary/Smoke Bomb; variants: AN-M47, M47A1, AN-M47A2, AN-M47A3, AN-M47A4 |
| M48 | 20 lb Practice Bomb |
| (49) | (No information) |
| AN-M50 | 4 lb Incendiary Bomb; variants: AN-M50A1, AN-M50XA1, AN-M50A2, AN-M50XA2, AN-M50XA3, AN-M50T, AN-M50TXA3, AN-M50A3 |
| (51) | (No information) |
| M52 AN-M52 |
1000 lb AP Bomb 2 lb Incendiary Bomb; variants: M52A1, M52XA1 |
| (53) | (No information) |
| AN-M54 | 4 lb Incendiary Bomb; variants: AN-M54X, AN-M54XA1 |
| (55) | (No information) |
| AN-M56 | 4000 lb Light Case Demolition Bomb; variants: AN-M56A1 |
| AN-M57 | 250 lb GP Bomb; variants: AN-M57A1 |
| AN-M58 | 500 lb SAP Bomb; variants: AN-M58A1, AN-M58A2 |
| AN-M59 | 1000 lb SAP Bomb; variants: AN-M59A1, AN-M59A2 |
| M60 | 900 lb AP Bomb |
| M61 | 800 lb AP Bomb |
| M62 | 600 lb AP Bomb |
| M63 | 1400 lb AP Bomb |
| AN-M64 | 500 lb GP Bomb; variants: AN-M64A1 |
| AN-M65 | 1000 lb GP Bomb; variants: AN-M65A1 |
| AN-M66 | 2000 lb GP Bomb; variants: AN-M66A1, AN-M66A2 |
| AN-M67 | 10 lb Incendiary Bomb |
| (68) | (No information) |
| AN-M69 | 6 lb Incendiary Bomb; variants: AN-M69X |
| M70 | 115 lb Chemical Bomb; variants: M70A1 |
| M71 | 23 lb Practice Bomb; variants: M71A1 |
| M72 | 23 lb Fragmentation Bomb; variants: M72A1 |
| M73 | 23 lb Practice Bomb |
| AN-M74 | 10 lb Incendiary Bomb; variants: AN-M74A1 |
| M75 | 100 lb Practice Bomb; variants: Target Identification Bomb M75A1 |
| AN-M76 | 500 lb Incendiary Bomb |
| M77 | 10 lb Smoke Bomb |
| M78 | 500 lb Nonpersistent Chemical Agent Bomb; variants: AN-M78 |
| AN-M79 | 1000 lb Nonpersistent Chemical Agent Bomb |
| (80) | (No information) |
| AN-M81 | 260 lb Fragmentation Bomb |
| M82 | 90 lb Fragmentation Bomb |
| M83 | 4 lb Fragmentation Bomb "Butterfly" |
| M84 | 100 lb Target Identification Bomb; variants: M84A1 |
| M85 | 100 lb Practice Bomb |
| M86 | 120 lb Fragmentation Bomb |
| M87 | 100 lb Smoke Sreamer Bomb |
| AN-M88 | 220 lb Fragmentation Bomb |
| M89 | 250 lb Target Identification Bomb |
| M90 | 250 lb Target Identification Bomb |
| M91 | 250 lb Target Identification Bomb |
| (92...97) | (No information) |
| M98 | 250 lb Target Identification Bomb |
| (99) | (No information) |
| M100 | 250 lb Target Identification Bomb |
| (101...102) | (No information) |
| M103 | 2000 lb SAP Bomb |
| M104 | 100 lb Leaflet Bomb |
| M105 | 500 lb Leaflet Bomb |
| (106...107) | (No information) |
| M108 | 2000 lb Glide Bomb; was redesignated as GB-1 in new GB Series |
| M109 | 12000 lb HE Bomb; a.k.a. "Tallboy"; later variant was labeled M123 |
| M110 | 22000 lb HE Bomb; a.k.a. "Grand Slam" |
| (111) | (No information) |
| M112 | 12000 lb HE Bomb; a.k.a. "Tallboy"; M109 modified for use with VB-13 guided bomb tail assembly |
| M113 | 125 lb Chemical Bomb |
| M114 | 4 lb Biological Bomblet; used in M33 Cluster Bomb |
| M115 | 500 lb Biological Bomb; anti-crop agent |
| M116 | 750 lb Fire Bomb; variants: M116A1, M116A2; very similar to Navy MK 77 MOD 0 Fire Bomb |
| M117 | 750 lb GP Bomb; variants: M117A1, M117A1E1, M117A1E2, M117A1E3, M117A2, M117A3 |
| M118 | 3000 lb GP Bomb |
| (119) | (No information) |
| M120 | 150 lb Photoflash Bomb |
| M121 | 10000 lb HE Bomb |
| M122 | 100 lb Photoflash Bomb |
| M123 | 12000 lb HE Bomb; a.k.a. "Tallboy" |
| M124 | 250 lb Practice Bomb |
| M125 | 10 lb Chemical (GB) Bomb; variants: M125A1 |
| M126 | 4 lb Incendiary Bomb; similar to AN-M50A3 |
| (127) | (No information) |
| M128 | 80 lb Fragmentation Bomb |
| M129 | 750 lb Leaflet Bomb; variants: M129E1, M129E2 |
| (130...133) | (No information) |
| M134 | Chemical (Sarin) Bomblet |
| (135...137) | (No information) |
| M138 | 10 lb Chemical (BZ) Bomblet |
| M139 | Chemical (Sarin) Bomblet; improved M134 |
| (140...142) | (No information) |
| M143 | 1 lb Biological Bomblet |
| M144 | 1.75 lb Fragmentation Bomblet; similar to BLU-3/B |
| M145 | HE Terrain-Implantation Bomb; Air-Delivered Seismic Intrusion Detector (ADSID) |
| M146 | HE Terrain-Implantation Bomb; Helicopter-Delivered Seismic Intrusion Detector (HELOSID) |
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Last Updated: 8 June 2024