Israeli GBU-72

[DWReese]

There are several reports that Israel has used the GBU-72, which is a penetrating bunker buster bomb, in some of its recent attacks.

Here is one source, but there are others, and they all seem credible:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GBU-72

The GBU-72 is included in the 512 database, but it is not available as a loadout for use the Israeli air force.

Considering that this information is likely valid, perhaps the game should be updated to include this weapon, unless there is some evidence to refute it.

[Nikel]

No requests done so far in the github site.

https://github.com/PygmalionOfCyprus/cm ... 2GBU-72%22


Meantime can be added manually in the editor.

GBU-72 F-16I.png (24.28 KiB) Viewed 180 times

[Kushan04]

Are you sure you're not getting the GBU-72 confused with the GBU-28?

[DWReese]

The GBU-72 is a refinement to the GBU-28. Obviously, I don't have any inside information, but all of these sources suggest that Israel already has the GBU-72, and has used it before. Until official data is released, of course, this would merely be conjecture. That said, it would seem that there may be enough information to include it as a loadout, at least from a hypothetical perspective at this point. The last site compares and contrasts the two weapons:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYKNPUDXJ_I

https://israelradar.com/israel-gets-exp ... ikes-iran/

https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-resear ... -programme

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/ ... -bomb-iran

https://wiod.iheart.com/featured/brian- ... ear-sites/

https://www.israelhayom.com/2024/06/12/ ... rike-iran/

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yiRHKjbDJxo

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/12/gbu ... r-program/

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/u-s-a ... ess-slide/

https://www.google.com/search?q=gbu+28+ ... e&ie=UTF-8