barrel bomb

A barrel bomb is an improvised unguided bomb, sometimes described as a flying IED. They are typically made from a large barrel-shaped metal container that has been filled with explosives, possibly shrapnel, oil or chemicals as well, and then dropped from a helicopter or aeroplane. Due to the large amount of explosives, their poor accuracy, and indiscriminate use in populated civilian areas, the resulting impacts have been devastating. Critics have characterised them as weapons of terror and illegal under international conventions.

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barrel bombs
unguided bomb, improvised explosive device, 

[[Q20670710|]], guided bomb, weapon functional class, 

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  bombs used in Palestine and Israel during 1947-48

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CID-Barrel bomb on Khiat Buildings

Diagram of barrel bombs on CH-47 Chinook helicopter

Cutaway view of a barrel bomb replica

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		barrel bomb	barrel bomb	Wikidata
commons	image		CID-Barrel bomb on Khiat Buildings		Commons
commons	image		Diagram of barrel bombs on CH-47 Chinook helicopter		Commons
commons	image		Cutaway view of a barrel bomb replica		Commons