backblast
Rearward propellant discharge
Backblast is the rearward discharge of hot gases from a rocket launcher or recoilless weapon when fired.
The blast zone behind the weapon is extremely dangerous—operators must ensure the area is clear before firing: Check backblast area!
The term appears in military contexts and video games featuring such weapons.
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- blowbackUnintended negative consequences
- counterforceMilitary-targeted strike capability
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- impulseSudden urge to act
Use up entirely
- thrustForceful forward motion
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
- plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
- venturiConstricted passage accelerating flow
combustion · ignition · overpressure · pressure wave · deflection · propellant · discharge · venting
High-risk location
- safety perimeterBoundary around hazards
- burnsHeat-caused tissue damage
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- concussionBrain injury from impact
ear damage · hearing loss · trauma · fragmentation · shrapnel · thermal radiation · flash blindness · overpressure
Gun venting propellant rearward
- rocket launcherDevice firing self-propelled munitions
- RPGExplosive launcher or fantasy genre
- bazookaShoulder-mounted rocket launcher
- JavelinBranded anti-tank missile platform
shoulder-fired · antitank · munition · gunner · firing position · suppression · infantry · combat
kickback
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- blowbackUnintended negative consequences
- counterforceMilitary-targeted strike capability
- reactionResponse to stimulus
exhaust
Use up entirely
- thrustForceful forward motion
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
- plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
venturi · combustion · ignition · overpressure · pressure wave · deflection · propellant · discharge · venting
danger zone
High-risk location
- safety perimeterBoundary around hazards
- burnsHeat-caused tissue damage
- debrisScattered broken fragments
concussion · ear damage · hearing loss · trauma · fragmentation · shrapnel · thermal radiation · flash blindness · overpressure · casualty
recoilless rifle
Gun venting propellant rearward
- rocket launcherDevice firing self-propelled munitions
- RPGExplosive launcher or fantasy genre
- bazookaShoulder-mounted rocket launcher
Javelin · shoulder-fired · antitank · munition · gunner · firing position · suppression · infantry · combat · countermeasure
- gunfireshoot, gunshot, artillery fire, fire, gunfire
- rocket launchersrocket launcher, RPG, bazooka, shoulder-fired, rocket artillery