FAB-500
USSR/Russia · 1954 · 0.2 t explosive fill · conventional high-explosive
Overview
Standard 500 kg high-explosive bomb (about 200 kg fill).
With about 0.2 t of explosive fill (no published TNT equivalent)[1], the FAB-500 is a conventional high-explosive weapon that releases its energy through chemical reactions, not nuclear processes. [2]
Effect radii not shown
The FAB-500 is a conventional (non-nuclear) weapon. The nuclear blast and thermal scaling laws this site uses do not apply to chemical explosives, so no effect radii are shown. See the methodology page.
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FAQ
What is the explosive fill of the FAB-500?
The FAB-500 holds about 0.2 t of explosive fill (no published TNT equivalent).[1]