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Bunker Buster Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 5 weapon systems and military equipment entries tagged Bunker Buster, grouped by category with images, specifications, conflict context, and sources.

5 weapon systems

2S4 Tyulpan, 240 mm self-propelled heavy mortar, Artillery

Artillery2S4 Tyulpan240 mm self-propelled heavy mortarSide: RussiaBuilt: Uraltransmash / Soviet Union / RussiaThe 2S4 Tyulpan is a Soviet 240 mm self-propelled heavy mortar built around a large breech-loaded 2B8 mortar on a tracked chassis. Its unusually heavy bombs, guided and special-purpose ammunition options, and low rate of fire make it a siege and bunker-attack weapon rather than a conventional rapid-fire howitzer. Russian forces used it in Chechnya and have fielded or lost examples in Ukraine, where its size and firing signature make it a high-value counter-battery target.

GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, Air-delivered deep-penetration guided bomb, Artillery

ArtilleryGBU-57 Massive Ordnance PenetratorAir-delivered deep-penetration guided bombSide: United StatesBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator is a Boeing-built U.S. Air Force deep-penetration guided bomb developed with Defense Threat Reduction Agency support to attack hardened and deeply buried facilities. Its first documented operational use came in Operation Midnight Hammer, when B-2 Spirit bombers dropped 14 weapons against Iranian nuclear target areas.

GBU-28 Paveway III, 5,000-pound laser-guided penetrator bomb, Munitions

MunitionsGBU-28 Paveway III5,000-pound laser-guided penetrator bombSide: Coalition forcesUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUnited States and coalition forcesBuilt: Raytheon / United StatesThe GBU-28 Paveway III is a U.S. 5,000-pound-class hard-target penetrator bomb rushed into service for Operation Desert Storm and later retained as a specialized air-launched bunker-buster. GAO and Air & Space Forces sources describe a semi-active laser-guided weapon with a 4,400-pound-class penetrator warhead, while later GBU-28B/B and GBU-28C/B variants added GPS/INS guidance and the BLU-122 improved penetrator for all-weather hard-target attack.

ASM 509, 84 mm anti-structure round, Munitions

MunitionsASM 50984 mm anti-structure roundSide: UnknownBuilt: Saab / SwedenASM 509 is Saab's 84 mm Carl-Gustaf anti-structure round. Official Saab material describes it as an enhanced explosive munition for built-up areas, with impact or delay modes and a 300 m effective range against structures and light-armoured vehicles.

C90-CR-BK (M3.5), 90 mm anti-bunker munition, Munitions

MunitionsC90-CR-BK (M3.5)90 mm anti-bunker munitionSide: UnknownBuilt: Instalaza S.A. / SpainThe C90-CR-BK (M3.5) is Instalaza's 90 mm anti-bunker load for the C90-CR disposable launcher family, intended to put a follow-through effect inside buildings or field fortifications rather than serve as the family's main anti-tank round. Instalaza lists the M3.5 BK at 5.4 kg in transport configuration, 300 m effective range against area targets, 140 mm armor-steel penetration, and 300 mm concrete penetration.