GBU-28 vs Tallboy
| The GBU-28 is a 5,000 lb laser-guided bomb designed to destroy deeply buried, hardened targets. It was developed for use during Operation Desert Storm. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Penetration Bomb |
| Type | Laser-guided bunker-busting bomb |
| Manufacturer | Watervliet Arsenal |
| Service year | 1991 |
| 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 | 2,268 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 286.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 5.82 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 203 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | Laser, Inertial, GPS |
| Warhead type | Tritonal or AFX-757 explosive |
| Maximum speed | Mach 1.0 |
| Weight | 5,400 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 2360.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 6.40 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 965 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | -- |
| Warhead type | Torpex |