BETAB-500 vs Tallboy
| The BETAB-500 is a Soviet/Russian concrete-piercing bomb designed to crater runways and penetrate reinforced concrete structures. | |
| Origin | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Category | Penetration Bomb |
| Type | Concrete-Piercing Bomb |
| Manufacturer | Russian State Industry |
| Service year | -- |
| Number produced | -- units |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| The British Tallboy, introduced in 1944, was a deep-penetration earthquake bomb featuring offset fins that induced a stabilizing spin during its descent. | |
| Origin | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Category | Penetration Bomb |
| Type | Earthquake bomb |
| Manufacturer | Vickers |
| Service year | 1944 |
| Number produced | 854 units |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| Maximum speed | Mach 1.0 ◉ |
| Weight | 477 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 98.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 2.20 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 350 mm ◉ |
| Warhead type | TNT equivalent |
| Maximum speed | Mach 1.0 ◉ |
| Weight | 5,400 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 2360.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 6.40 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 965 mm ◉ |
| Warhead type | Torpex |
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