hey buddy can you explain what's so special about thermobaric weapons,i know that they produce a very high blast preasure and are particularly deadly in confined spaces,but how do they differ from the fuel air explosives?The Soviet Union has had thermobaric weapons for decades.
they can be an ideal tac weapon. eg in afghanistan they've been used on cave systems. if they're lobbed at the entrance they cause a vortex overpressure back into the cave and basically blast crush anything within the blast effect.hey buddy can you explain what's so special about thermobaric weapons,i know that they produce a very high blast preasure and are particularly deadly in confined spaces,but how do they differ from the fuel air explosives?
It would be interesting to know how Russia`s differ from the U.S version.From reports I've heard from Iraq, they found that the SMAW-D thermobaric version was only truly effective when preceded by a conventional version, which breaks through the wall first. The thermobaric version has very little penetration capability, so cannot go through a proper wall, but once it is inside, it has serious effects. Perhaps a small precurser charge would be the order of the day?
What type of launcher are they using for this application.Russa has manportable rocket louncher with termobaric warhead called Shmell.
Here is one good link.What type of launcher are they using for this application.
I know they do but I want to know if they have it on rockets for the BM-30. I mean, if they already have it on the TOS-1, why not the BM-30 (or even the BM-27 for that matter).The Soviet Union has had thermobaric weapons for decades.
If by BM-30 you mean Smerch, they do have. Thermobarics are effective, a little bit too wicked for me, imaging to die like that :-(I know they do but I want to know if they have it on rockets for the BM-30. I mean, if they already have it on the TOS-1, why not the BM-30 (or even the BM-27 for that matter).