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M57 General Purpose Bomb
The M57 was a World War Two (WW2)-era, United States Army (US Army) and US Navy (USN) used, 250 lb (≈113 kg) general purpose (GP) aerial bomb, though it was originally referred to as a demolition bomb. Overview The M57, along with the 500 lb (227 kg)-class M43 and the 1,000 lb (≈454 kg)-class M44 were later additions to the US Army bomb family. The original bomb family, which were developed in the 1930s and standardised in 1939, included: t...
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