Airburst round
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An airburst round is a type of tactical anti-personnel and anti-aircraft explosive ammunition, typically a shell or grenade, that detonates in midair, causing air burst effect fragment damage to enemy
Airburst effect from 40mm round on dummy soldiers
20mm grenades shown in front of an S&T Daewoo K11, a Korean Bullpup dual-barrel airburst multi-weapon.
Air burst
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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 principa
UGM-109 Tomahawk missile detonates above a test target, 1986.
The airburst fuzing system on a modern Carl Gustav recoilless rifle High Explosive round