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The lethal fragmentation zone The 2,000-pound bomb's large 365-meter (about 1,198-ft) lethal fragmentation radius is evident in many videos reviewed by CNN, where several buildings are seen to have been flattened in a single strike.

The Mk 82 and its variants are 500-pound (227 kg) class, low-drag, general-purpose aircraft bombs containing 89 kg of high explosive.

BOMB 1000 LBS MK-11 (HE) Total length with tail unit7 ft. 6 inch approx. Tail unit length 2 ft. 4.5 inch approx. Total weight of filled Bomb W/o tail unit 450 kgs approx. Weight of bursting charge 185 kgs approx. Weight of tail unit 25.36 kgs1 more row

Bomb. The M65 1,000-pound general purpose (GP) bomb was typically used against reinforced targets like dams and concrete or steel railroad bridges. The P-47 Thunderbolt could carry two M65s, while the B-26 medium bomber could carry four.

General-purpose bombs are often identified by their weight (e.g., 500 lb or 230 kg). In many cases this is strictly a nominal weight (the counterpart to the caliber of a firearm), and the actual weight of each individual weapon may vary depending on its retardation, fusing, carriage, and guidance systems.

News of the planned detonations comes just a week after the Hernando County Sheriff's Office reported finding a 1,000-pound WWII bomb buried near Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport. The bomb was found at a spot once used as a weapons range, county officials said.

The weight of filling was 530 pound (240 kg). The 1000 pound AN M-65 General Purpose (GP) high explosive aerial bombs were manufactured in the USA for both army and navy use. They were used extensively by all allied forces during the second World war.

The Mark 84 or BLU-117 is a 2,000-pound (900 kg) American general-purpose bomb. It is the largest of the Mark 80 series of weapons.