From: LEYTE C (A7QA@UNB.CA)

I am looking for information on bombs employed by aircraft of the former Warsaw Pact, particularly those of the Soviet Union. Also any bombs that may have been developed and deployed since then by the CIS. This included general purpose iron bombs, cluster bombs, FAE bombs, guided bombs, etc.

From: amraam@netcom.com (Robin J. Lee)

Not complete by any stretch of the imagination, but something with which to start...numerical suffix generally indicates approximate weight in kg, for the aviation bombs (-ABs).

(Source: World Naval Weapons Systems, 1994 Update)

KAB series (guided bombs)
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KAB-500Kr       Electro-optical; 380 kg warhead/~200kg HE
KAB-500L        Laser; 195kg HE
KAB-1500L-Pr    Laser; 1,100 kg penetrator warhead
KAB-1500L-F     Laser; 1,180 kg blast warhead 

FAB series (general purpose bombs)
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[High drag]
FAB-250
FAB-500
   -500M-54     474 kg; 201 kg HE warhead
FAB-1500
   -1500M-54    1,550 kg; 675 kg HE warhead (?)
FAB-3000        }
FAB-5000        } Developed for use by heavy bombers
FAB-9000M-54    }

[Low drag]
FAB-100
FAB-250
FAB-500
FAB-750
FAB-1000
OFAB-100        Low-drag blast-fragmentation
OFAB-250        Low-drag blast-fragmentation
ODAB-500        Demolition bomb
ODAB-1100       Demolition bomb
ZAB-100         Incendiary weapon
ZAB-250         Incendiary
ZAB-350         Incendiary
ZAB-500         Incendiary
RBK-250         Cluster bomb; 150 bomblets, effective 4800 sq.m area
RBK-500         Cluster bomb; 565 bomblets
KMGU            500 or 1000-kg cluster bomb container

[Rocket pods]
O-25            1 rocket, S-25
UB-8            20 rockets; S-8
UB-13           5 rockets; S-13
UB-16           16 rockets; S-5
UB-32           32 rockets; S-5

[Unguided rockets]
S-5             Equivalent to US 2.75in FFAR; 9 warhead options
S-8             80mm rocket, penetrates 420mm RHA
S-13            122mm rocket, penetrates 1000mm concrete
S-24            240mm rocket; 123kg frag warhead
S-25            340mm rocket; 190kg warhead, both blast/frag options
S-25L           Laser-guided version of S-25 rocket