FACT FILE: Matter/Anitmatter Bombs
Basically a small photon torpedo with no propulsion system,
the principles of the M/A bomb are well understood. They provide a large
blast radius for their small size as they have the most efficient explosion
of all explosive types. They are quite expensive, however, and have a destructive
force that tends to flatten everything in an area...making them unsuitable
for use in areas that will need to be used later by friendly forces. Their
large blast radius also means they are contraindicated for areas near friendly
troops or civilians.
Bomb Nomenclature
There is a very wide array of bombs available to the SFMC, but
they fall into general categories that each have there own designating
prefix for the bomb's nomenclature: LD (low drag), HD (high drag), GBU
(guided bomb unit), CBU (cluster bomb unit), AP (armor-piercing), FAE (fuel/air
explosive), M/A (matter/antimatter). The number that follows is particular
to the series of bombs in question and gets larger with the size of the
bomb's warhead. For example, HD-8500 designates a high drag (HD), high
explosive gravity bomb (8xxx series), with a 500kg warhead.
Some material on this page ruthlessly plagerized from the SFMC's Aerospace Branch Manual by Matt Kelley and available from SFMC Academy.
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