BLU-82 Daisy Cutter vs Tallboy
| American 6,800 kg blast bomb used from 1970 to 2008, originally designed for helicopter landing zones in Vietnam and later deployed in Afghanistan. | |
| Origin | πΊπΈ United States |
| Category | Penetration Bomb |
| Type | Conventional Bomb |
| Manufacturer | -- |
| Service year | 1970 |
| Number produced | 225 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 | π¬π§ 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 | 6,800 kg β |
| Warhead | 5700.0 kg β |
| Length | 3.60 m β |
| Diameter | 1422 mm β |
| Guidance | Ground radar or on-board navigation |
| Warhead type | GSX slurry |
| Maximum speed | Mach 1.0 |
| Weight | 5,400 kg β |
| Warhead | 2360.0 kg β |
| Length | 6.40 m β |
| Diameter | 965 mm β |
| Guidance | -- |
| Warhead type | Torpex |