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M117

Bomb  
United States of America

The M117 is a 750 lb (340 kg)-class bomb that may be classed as a demolition, or general purpose (GP) bomb. The M117 bomb was introduced, as part of the 'New Series Bombs', in the early 1950s for use by the United States Navy (USN) and United States Air Force (USAF). Variants of the M117 that were been developed include: the M117A1; M117A1E1; M117A1E2; M117A1E3; M117A2; M117A3 and the MC-1. The last, the MC-1, was an M117 series bomb body f...

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