Detonation of an explosive above a target for increased pressure wave damage
"Airburst" redirects here. For the video game, see Airburst (video game). For the air burst problem of V-2 rockets, see V-2 § Air burst problem. For the atmospheric explosion of meteors, see Meteor air burst.
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UGM-109 Tomahawk missile detonates above a test target, 1986.
An air burst or airburst is the detonation of an explosive device such as an anti-personnel artillery shell or a nuclear weapon in the air instead of on contact with the ground or target. The principal military advantage of an air burst over a ground burst is that the energy from the explosion (as well as any shell fragments) is distributed more evenly over a wider area; however, the peak energy is lower at ground zero.
An airburst or airburst is the detonation of an explosive device such as an anti-personnel artillery shell or a nuclear weapon in the air instead of...
A meteor airburst is a type of airburst in which a meteoroid explodes after entering a planetary body's atmosphere. This fate leads them to be called...
ammunition, typically a shell or grenade, that detonates in midair, causing airburst effect fragment damage to enemy personnel or aircraft (notably comparably...
people may have died. The explosion is generally attributed to a meteor airburst, the atmospheric explosion of a stony asteroid about 50–60 metres (160–200...
hygiene. Chemical drain cleaners, plungers, handheld drain augers, and airburst drain cleaners are typically applied to the problem of a clogged single...
the Earth's surface directly below a nuclear explosion, meteor airburst, or other mid-air explosion. In seismology, a hypocenter of an earthquake is its...
penetration performance. The new ECCG contains a Height of Burst (HOB) sensor enabling airburst fusing options, and a SAASM (Selective Availability Anti...
Generation Combat Vehicle, the XM30 MICV. The XM1204 High Explosive AirBursting with Trace round is programmable. The gunner can select from three detonation...
weapon is set to airburst fuzing. When a nuclear attack is planned, the planner has the option of deciding if either airburst or ground burst fuzing will...
surroundings. The environment of the explosion (e.g. submarine, ground burst, airburst, or exo-atmospheric) determines how much energy is distributed to the...
30 feet (9.1 m) above the ground. These air-bursts are much more lethal against personnel than ground bursts because they deliver a greater proportion...
the detonation of a weapon at or above the fallout-free altitude (an airburst), fission products, un-fissioned nuclear material, and weapon residues...
A ground burst is the detonation of an explosive device such as an artillery shell, nuclear weapon or air-dropped bomb that explodes at ground level. These...
feeling intense heat from the fireball. The object exploded in a meteor airburst over Chelyabinsk Oblast, at a height of about 29.7 km (18.5 mi; 97,000 ft)...
fuze with an altimeter to cause an airburst at the desired altitude, and a proximity fuze to cause an airburst at a specific distance from the ground...
Burst of Joy is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph by Associated Press photographer Slava "Sal" Veder, taken on March 17, 1973, at Travis Air Force Base...
time. To be a true airburst with no local fallout, the Trinity height-of-burst needed to be 580 feet (180 m). With an airburst, the radioactive fission...
surface and near-surface airbursts, the amount of debris lofted into the air decreases rapidly with increasing burst altitude. At burst altitudes of approximately...
impact-detonating fuzes or remote-set multi-option fuzes. Cargo warheads with airburst-range, with settable fuzes using the "wall-in-space" concept or fixed...
of the year. Not only does the fuze burst over walls, but it can detonate when passing cover like trees, bursting just as it senses and passes the trunk...
clouds can occur with large chemical explosions. It is possible to have an air-burst nuclear explosion without those clouds. Nuclear explosions produce high...
trigger two types of air-bursts, one being a near surface burst to combat standing targets and the other being a higher proximity burst downward onto prone...
feed ammunition system. The 30 mm chain gun can fire Mk310 Programmable AirBurst Munition rounds to attack targets in defilade. The United States Army...
integrated fire control system, capable of launching smart programmable 40mm airburst grenades in addition to various unguided rounds. The Mk 47 has the latest...
exceptionally bright fireball, particularly one that explodes in a meteor airburst. They are sometimes called detonating fireballs. It may also be used to...
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