FAB-5000
The FAB 5000NG (Russian: ФАБ-5000НГ, where NG stands for its inventor, Nison Gelperin) was a 5,000 kilogram (11,000 lb) large air-dropped, thin cased, high explosive demolition bomb used by the Soviet Air Forces during World War II. The device was the most powerful aerial bomb in the wartime Soviet inventory (until the FAB-9000 demolition bomb was developed during the Cold War as part of the M-46 series).
| FAB-5000NG | |
|---|---|
Sketch of a FAB-5000NG | |
| Type | General-purpose bomb |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 28 April 1943 - 9 May 1945 |
| Used by | Soviet Air Force |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Nison Illich Gelperin |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 5,000 kg (11,000 lb) |
| Length | 3107 mm |
| Diameter | 642 mm (25.3 in) |
| Warhead | TNT, RDX and aluminium powder |
| Warhead weight | 3,200 kg (7,100 lb) |
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