A type of rocket-assisted improvised explosive device
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A lob bomb (known officially as an improvised rocket-assisted mortar,[1]improvised rocket-assisted munition,[2] or IRAM)[1] is a rocket-fired improvised explosive device made from a large metal canister (often a propane gas tank that has been drained of its contents and filled with explosives, scrap metal, and ball bearings),[3] which has been used by insurgents as well as the Iraqi military and police during the Iraq War since late 2007,[2][4][5] as well as by various forces in other conflicts. The weapon is essentially an airborne version of an improvised explosive device.
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^ abVOA News – Insurgents Using New Homemade Rocket Weapon in Iraq Archived 2008-07-12 at the Wayback Machine
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