Which GP bombs are 2000 pounds?

Which GP bombs are 2000 pounds?

• A. MK-83 and BLU-110
• B. MK-84 and BLU-117
• C. MK-82 and BLU-109
• D. MK-84 and MK-83

Answer: (B)

GP bombs are the standard General Purpose bombs, with weight designations that tell you how heavy the bomb is. The 2000-pound class is a heavy GP bomb category, and in that class the conventional bomb is the MK-84, with an inert/training counterpart that matches its size and ballistics, the BLU-117/B. So both items in this pair are 2000-pound GP bombs: MK-84 is the live 2000-lb GP bomb, and BLU-117/B is the inert training version that has the same dimensions and performance as MK-84. The other options mix lighter GP bombs (like MK-83 at 1000 pounds or MK-82 at 500 pounds) or feature a penetrator (BLU-109) rather than a GP bomb, so they don’t form two 2000-lb GP bombs.

GP bombs are the standard General Purpose bombs, with weight designations that tell you how heavy the bomb is. The 2000-pound class is a heavy GP bomb category, and in that class the conventional bomb is the MK-84, with an inert/training counterpart that matches its size and ballistics, the BLU-117/B.

So both items in this pair are 2000-pound GP bombs: MK-84 is the live 2000-lb GP bomb, and BLU-117/B is the inert training version that has the same dimensions and performance as MK-84. The other options mix lighter GP bombs (like MK-83 at 1000 pounds or MK-82 at 500 pounds) or feature a penetrator (BLU-109) rather than a GP bomb, so they don’t form two 2000-lb GP bombs.