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The M117 is an air-dropped general-purpose bomb used by United States military forces. It dates back to the time of the Korean War of the early 1950s. Although it has a nominal weight of , its actual weight, depending on fuze and retardation options, is around . Its explosive content is typically of Minol 2 or Tritonal. It can also be configured with a low-drag tail fin for medium and high-altitude deliveries.〔(USAF Museum: ''M117 Bomb'' )〕 ==History== In the 1950s through the early 1970s the M117 was a standard aircraft weapon, carried by the F-100 Super Sabre, F-104 Starfighter, F-105 Thunderchief, F-111, and F-4 Phantom. The M117 series was used extensively during the Vietnam War, and B-52G Stratofortress aircraft dropped 44,600 M117 and M117R bombs during Operation Desert Storm.〔 At present it is used only by the B-52 Stratofortress, tactical aircraft now tend to use the Mark 80-series bombs in particularly the Mark 82 () or Mark 84 () bombs and their guided equivalents. ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFNS) -- Airmen from the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron -- with the help of 36th Munitions Squadron Airmen -- dropped the final M117 air-dropped general purpose bomb in the Pacific Air Force's inventory June 26 on an uninhabited island off the coast of Guam.〔http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/607252/blast-from-the-past-last-m117-bomb-dropped-near-guam-coast.aspx〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「M117 bomb」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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