aerial bomb
Payload from aircraft
An aerial bomb is an explosive weapon dropped from aircraft onto targets below.
Unlike missiles, aerial bombs are unpowered after release, relying on gravity and sometimes guidance systems to reach their targets.
They range from small munitions to massive bunker-busters: The planes dropped aerial bombs on the factory complex.
The term distinguishes these weapons from bombs delivered by other means.
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
- payloadCarried freight or charge
- warheadMunition's explosive section
- missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
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