The 500 pound AN-M78 bomb was an aerial bomb that was fin stabilized and cylindrical in shape with an ogive nose and conical tail. The body of the bomb was a one-piece, cast steel …

The W78 is an American thermonuclear warhead with an estimated yield of 335–350 kilotonnes of TNT (1,400–1,460 TJ), deployed on the LGM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic …

The bomb is similar in outside appearance to the M64 General Purpose Bomb. The primary visible difference is the presence of a 1.25 inch filling hole closed by a soft iron gasket and …

Construction: In construction, the Chemical Bomb AN-M78 resembles the 500-pound G.P. Bomb AN-M64. The body is of one-piece cast-steel construction with a Burster M15 well running the …

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.

In construction, the AN-M78 resembles the 500 lb. G.P. AN-M64. The body is one piece cast steel with a M15 burster well running the entire length of the bomb. The burster is threaded …

Status: The AN-M78 chemical bomb is standard USA and USN. At present the Navy has a stockpile of 1,751 of these bombs filled with Cyanogen Chloride (CK) in stockpile.

Construction: In construction, the Chemical Bomb AN-M78 resembles the 500-pound G.P. Bomb AN-M64. The body is of one-piece cast-steel construction with a Burster M15 well running the …

SEA project was the emptying of M78 and M79 Cyanogen Chloride (CK) and Phosgene (CG) bombs for shipment to a commercial manufacturer for final modification and ultimate filling with …

The GP Bomb, AN-M43 uses the , which has no removable sleeve and therefore cannot take the Hydrostatic Fuzes, AN-Mk 230 and Mk 231. Approximately 50 percent of the complete weight …