personnel bomb

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• anti personnel bomb — bomb which is directed against enemy troops (not equipment or structures) …   English contemporary dictionary

• anti-personnel bomb — noun a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles • Syn: ↑fragmentation bomb, ↑antipersonnel bomb,… …   Useful english dictionary

• Bomb disposal — Bomb squad redirects here. For the Suburban Legends EP, see Bomb Squad EP. For the hip hop producers, see The Bomb Squad. The long walk :[1] A British Army ATO approaches a suspect device in Northern Ireland …   Wikipedia

• bomb — bombable, adj. /bom/, n. 1. Mil. a projectile, formerly usually spherical, filled with a bursting charge and exploded by means of a fuze, by impact, or otherwise, now generally designed to be dropped from an aircraft. 2. any similar missile or… …   Universalium

• Bomb — A bomb is any of a range of devices that typically rely on the exothermic chemical reaction of an explosive material to produce an extremely sudden and violent release of energy. (A nuclear weapon employs chemical based explosives to initiate a… …   Wikipedia

• cluster bomb — noun bomb consisting of a canister that is dropped from a plane and that opens to release a cluster of bomblets (usually fragmentation bombs) over a wide area cluster bombs cannot be targeted precisely • Hypernyms: ↑bomb • Part Meronyms: ↑bomblet …   Useful english dictionary

• fragmentation bomb — noun a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles • Syn: ↑antipersonnel bomb, ↑anti personnel bomb,… …   Useful english dictionary

• antipersonnel bomb — noun a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles • Syn: ↑fragmentation bomb, ↑anti personnel bomb,… …   Useful english dictionary

• Thermos Bomb — was the informal name for the AR 4, an anti personnel bomb dropped by the Italian Air Force during the Second World War. Large numbers were used against Malta and in the Middle East. It was named for its superficial appearance to a Thermos bottle …   Wikipedia

• List of USAF Bomb Wings and Wings assigned to Strategic Air Command — Main article Strategic Air Command 2d Wings “Liberty We Defend” See 2d Bomb Wing 5th Wings “Guardians of the Upper Regions” See 5th Bomb Wing 6th Wings “Ready to Defend” see 6th Bomb Wing 7th Wings “Death from Above” see 7th Bomb Wing 9th Wings… …   Wikipedia

• Cluster bomb — Cluster munitions or cluster bombs are air dropped or ground launched munitions that eject a number of smaller submunitions: a cluster of bomblets. The most common types are intended to kill enemy personnel and destroy vehicles. Submunition based …   Wikipedia