Bunker Buster Bomb

"Laser-guided megabomb!"

- Merchant of Menace store caption

The Bunker Buster Bomb is a jet delivered, laser-guided, maximum penetrating bomb featured in Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction.

Overview
"This 4,000lb penetrator was used in Iraq to destroy heavily fortified bunkers. Don't let the initial blast fool you, this baby packs a wallop!"

- Merchant of Menace store description

The Bunker Buster Bomb is a powerful air strike that can damage and destroy any hardened structure in the game. It is comparable to the Fuel Air Bomb, Surgical Strike and Cruise Missile Strike.

This airstrike can be used for the first time (excluding cheats) during the first ace contract to verify Dung Hwangbo. After the mercenary destroys all of the radar jammers in the area the player is given a free bunker buster which they can use to destroy the hardened Song Tower.

Specifications

 * Unlocked by: Complete 'Bringing Down the House'
 * Cost: $280,000-$392,000
 * Guidance: Laser
 * Delivery: McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle

Real Life
The Bunker Buster Bomb is based on the GBU-28 developed in less than 8 weeks during Operation Desert Storm. They took several 8" artillery barrels and truned them into 4,000-pound LGBs. The first ones were delivered by an F-111F on a hardened communications bunker in Baghdad. One bomb destroyed it. One was used during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The system is still in use and has been supplied to Israel and South Korea.

Related Pages

 * Air strikes in Playground of Destruction
 * Surgical Strike
 * Bunker Buster - the Mercenaries 2: World in Flames equivalent