Meaning | 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 / troops and vehicles. |
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Synonyms | fragmentation bomb, antipersonnel bomb, anti-personnel bomb |
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Part of | cluster bomb | 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 |
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Narrower | Big Blue, BLU-82 | A reliable and deadly 15,000-pound fragmentation bomb that explodes just above ground with a large radius |
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Broader | bomb | An explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions |
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