thermobaric weapon

A thermobaric weapon, also called an aerosol bomb, or erroneously a vacuum bomb, is a type of explosive munition that works by dispersing an aerosol cloud of gas, liquid or powdered explosive. This allows the chemical combustion to proceed using atmospheric oxygen, so that the weapon does not need to include an oxidizer.

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Fuel Air Explosive; aerosol bomb; thermobaric weapons; vacuum bomb
ammunition, explosive weapon, 

BLU-118/B, BLU-121A/B, BLU-121B/B, fuel-air explosive, ODAB-500, ODAB-500P, TB-1, Trocano, 

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  BLU-118/B ⓘ
  thermobaric aerial bomb model

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  BLU-121A/B ⓘ
  variant of the 2000 lb. BLU-121 unguided thermobaric aerial bomb

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  BLU-121B/B ⓘ
  variant of the 2000 lb. BLU-121 unguided thermobaric aerial bomb

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  fuel-air explosive ⓘ
  thermobaric explosive in which fuel is used as the dispersed combustible material

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  ODAB-500 ⓘ
  Soviet bomb

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  ODAB-500P ⓘ
  

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  TB-1 ⓘ
  Armenian thermobaric weapon

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  Trocano ⓘ
  Brazilian thermobaric weapon

Frameless

M548 SLUFAE firing

XM130 SLUFAE rocket components

Douglas A-1E Skyraider of the 1st SOS is armed with BLU-72 bomb, in 1968

A-1E 1SOS PavePat 1968

Fuel Air Explosive bombs in South Vietnam 1970

USS McNulty (DDE-581) sunk as target with FAE 1972

DSC09914 (16090269048)

八二三戰史館 12

Launch of Shenzhou 13, China

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		BLU-118/B	aerial bomb, Thermobaric weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		BLU-121A/B	Thermobaric weapon, Mark 84	Wikidata
class	weapon		BLU-121B/B	Thermobaric weapon, Mark 84	Wikidata
class	weapon		fuel-air explosive	Thermobaric weapon, bomb	Wikidata
class	weapon		ODAB-500	Thermobaric weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		ODAB-500P	Thermobaric weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		TB-1	Thermobaric weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Trocano	Thermobaric weapon	Wikidata
commons	image		M548 SLUFAE firing		Commons
commons	image		XM130 SLUFAE rocket components		Commons
commons	image		Douglas A-1E Skyraider of the 1st SOS is armed with BLU-72 bomb, in 1968		Commons
commons	image		A-1E 1SOS PavePat 1968		Commons
commons	image		Fuel Air Explosive bombs in South Vietnam 1970		Commons
commons	image		USS McNulty (DDE-581) sunk as target with FAE 1972		Commons
commons	image		DSC09914 (16090269048)		Commons
commons	image		八二三戰史館 12		Commons
commons	image		Launch of Shenzhou 13, China		Commons