GBU-57 Massive Ordinance Penetrator (MOP)
Status: In-Service [A/B]
Role: Bunker Buster
Length: 19.69 ft.
Diameter: 4.75 ft.
Wingspan: 6.50 ft.
Weight: 30,000.00 lb.
Warhead: 5,300.00 lb. high-explosive [A]; One W-100 Mod 1 Thermonuclear Warhead [B]
Ceiling:
  • Minimum Launch: 5,000 ft.
  • Maximum Launch: 50,000 ft.
Range:
  • Minimum: 1.50 mi
  • Maximum: 18.75 mi
Flight Profile:
  • Profile: Direct to Target
Guidance:
  • Primary: GPS, Semi-Active Laser
  • Secondary: INS
Propulsion:
  • Stage 1: Freefall
CEP:
  • Guided: 1 meter
  • Unguided: 30 meters
Penetration Capabilities: Over 200 ft. of 5,000 psi reinforced concrete, 25 ft. of 10,000 psi reinforced concrete, or 130 ft. of moderately hard rock
Ideal Targets: Bunkers, Hardened Targets, Missile Silos, Underground Targets
pK: 0.95
Basing: Aircraft
Cost: $350,000.00 [A]; $1,000,000.00 [B]
Special Notes: The B variant is Secret IC
Users: Imperial Layartebian Air Force
Variants: MOP - Evaluation version
GBU-57A MOP - Ultra-heavy bunker buster
GBU-57B MOP - "A" variant with thermonuclear warhead
 
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