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Diagram of a British, 250 lb General-Purpose Bomb Mark 1, used during the early part of World War 2

A general-purpose bomb is an air-dropped bomb intended as a compromise between blast damage, penetration, and fragmentation in explosive effect. They are designed to be effective against enemy troops, vehicles, and buildings.