BLU-107 Durandal vs Tallboy
| Introduced by France in 1977, the BLU-107 Durandal is an anti-runway weapon that utilizes a rocket-boosted penetrator to breach concrete surfaces before detonation. | |
| Origin | 🇫🇷 France |
| Category | Penetration Bomb |
| Type | Anti-runway penetration bomb |
| Manufacturer | Matra |
| Service year | 1977 |
| 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 | NA |
| Weight | 195 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 115.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 2.70 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 223 mm ◉ |
| Warhead type | Primary and secondary charge |
| Maximum speed | Mach 1.0 |
| Weight | 5,400 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 2360.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 6.40 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 965 mm ◉ |
| Warhead type | Torpex |