thermobaric

The helicopters were flying too low to be hit by the Stingers, but they would make perfect targets for the RPGs, which were loaded with a new type of explosive called the thermobaric grenade.

The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

The helicopters were flying too low to be hit by the Stingers, but they would make perfect targets for the RPGs, which were loaded with a new type of explosive called the thermobaric grenade.

The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

One other terror weapon likely also is used called a thermobaric bomb which is a modification of still another prohibited weapon called fuel air explosives (FAE) that in their original form are enormously powerful and destroy and incinerate structures and people.

Imperialism 101 - The US Addiction to War, Mayhem and Madness - Part II 2006

Again, it goes into a cave, it -- fine particles are ex -- are put into the area, and then it's called a thermobaric blast in which pressure builds up over time, and then is ignited in a delayed fashion.

CNN Transcript Dec 22, 2001 2001

The Hellfire can also carry a "thermobaric" warhead, which generates a lethal pressure wave against fighters in caves.

A New Weapon in the War on Terror 2010

If the blast doesn't incinerate people, its second phase employs a technology based on the "thermobaric" principle which uses heat and pressure to kill people targeted across a wide field - by sucking the air out of their lungs and rupturing internal organs.

Archive 2007-09-01 2007

If the blast doesn't incinerate people, its second phase employs a technology based on the "thermobaric" principle which uses heat and pressure to kill people targeted across a wide field - by sucking the air out of their lungs and rupturing internal organs.

The Father Of All Bombs 2007

A new 'super-weapon' being supplied to British soldiers in Afghanistan employs technology based on the 'thermobaric' principle which uses heat and pressure to kill people targeted across a wide air by sucking the air out of lungs and rupturing internal organs.

OpEdNews - Quicklink: British Army deploys new weapon based on mass-killing technology 2007

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OpEdNews - Quicklink: British Army deploys new weapon based on mass-killing technology 2007

Then there are the new versions of 25mm round, like fuel-air explosive (or "thermobaric").

StrategyPage.com 2009

The thermobaric weapon, also known as an aerosol bomb or fuel air explosive, is a two-stage munition.

What are thermobaric weapons and how do they work? Virginia Harrison 2022