Children Hospital Bombed!

sabredunce

sabredunce

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That's rich, but entertaining - I was starting to think no-one would throw that in the pot. The gloves are really coming off now!
The day after the offensive started, I saw a 'baby incubator' story on Daily Beast and it got pulled down in less than an hour. I'm guessing some intern at the State Department got a slap on the wrist for lack of research.

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Those weird and wacky atrocities are really starting to build up. What are your faves?
 
Conventional explosives contain an explosive material with an 'oxidiser' to make an explosion.

Thermobaric weapons are 'fuel - air' explosives, the explosive material is dispersed like an aerosol and mixes with the surrounding air which provides the oxidiser, resulting in a very powerful explosion.

I kills primarily by the pressure wave created by the blast, the overpressure is huge and is effective even if you are undercover, in a building or a cellar say. It is designed fo use against troops in the open and was very effective against the Iraqis in the desert war.

It is however a very 'blunt' weapon, difficult to see why it would be used in a largely urban environment other than as a 'terror' weapon.
 
AFCDorset said:
Conventional explosives contain an explosive material with an 'oxidiser' to make an explosion.

Thermobaric weapons are 'fuel - air' explosives, the explosive material is dispersed like an aerosol and mixes with the surrounding air which provides the oxidiser, resulting in a very powerful explosion.

I kills primarily by the pressure wave created by the blast, the overpressure is huge and is effective even if you are undercover, in a building or a cellar say. It is designed fo use against troops in the open and was very effective against the Iraqis in the desert war.

It is however a very 'blunt' weapon, difficult to see why it would be used in a largely urban environment other than as a 'terror' weapon.
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Mostly right, but it’s actually designed for use against troops in cover.
During the World Wars, flamethrowers were used for attacking bunkers etc. The overpressure created by a thermobaric weapon has the same effect of being able to kill people in hardened installations. Hence also very deadly in built up areas.
 
AFCDorset said:
It is however a very 'blunt' weapon, difficult to see why it would be used in a largely urban environment other than as a 'terror' weapon.
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But it's probably an inefficient use of force as a terror weapon, a thermobaric weapon is incredibly localised per its objective. An incendiary from an aircraft would do twice the job.
 
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DisillusionedFox said:
Mostly right, but it’s actually designed for use against troops in cover.
During the World Wars, flamethrowers were used for attacking bunkers etc. The overpressure created by a thermobaric weapon has the same effect of being able to kill people in hardened installations. Hence also very deadly in built up areas.
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Under cover yes, but it is not, primarily a 'bunker buster'. It was developed for use in Vietnam and later used a lot in the desert wars. It was tried against the cave systems in Afghanistan but was only modestly successful.

Like a lot of weapons it's usage develops with time and practice, like the British troops in the Falklands using anti tank missiles to attack Argentine strong points. Originally a big 'fuck off' bomb to clear large areas, some of the newer variations seem much smaller.

Nasty though, another example of powerful modern weapons being used on civilians and lightly armed 'militias'.
 
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