Mk.82 retarded bombs - different fins

[Finn]

To further add to the subject, sort of, during the later part of the Vietnam war thermally protected Mk-82s came along, the protection was internal, a rubber coating from what i've read. The only difference externally was a second yellow stripe:

 

 

as you can see by the photo the older non-thermally protected bombs were still around. Here are some later externally thermally protected Mk-82s:

 

 

Jari

[Solo]

Never heard about internal thermal protection.
But BTW - what is that modern, external thermal protection surface made of ?

[Finn]

10 hours ago, Solo said:

Never heard about internal thermal protection.
But BTW - what is that modern, external thermal protection surface made of ?

 

It is mentioned here:

 

https://bulletpicker.com/500-lb-gp_-mk-82.html

 

Jari

[Solo]

Thanks a lot.

[GW8345]

I've never heard of a Mk 80 Series Bomb Body with internal thermal protection and there is nothing in any of the USN Ordnance manuals stating that were internal thermally protected bomb bodies. If there was such a thing, it was short lived and they were not widely used or produced.