roadside bomb
Guerrilla warfare weapon
A roadside bomb is an explosive device concealed along a road, designed to detonate when military or civilian vehicles pass.
The term became prominent during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, where such weapons—often called IEDs (improvised explosive devices)—were a leading cause of casualties among coalition forces: Three soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb.
Makeshift explosive weapon
- detonationExplosive ignition event
- explosionViolent burst of energy
- blastSudden forceful burst
- shrapnelScattered explosion fragments
landmine · minefield · unexploded · tripwire · pressure plate · remote trigger · casualty · fatality
Guarded traveling group
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
- counterinsurgencyCombating armed rebellion tactics
EOD · armored vehicle · checkpoint · combat zone · reconnaissance · surveillance · threat assessment · casualties
Explosive initiation device
- trigger mechanismDevice initiating weapon discharge
- explosive chargePrimed quantity for detonation
- timerDuration-tracking mechanism
- remote detonatorWireless explosive activator
ammonium nitrate · plastic explosive · C4 · TNT · artillery shell · mortar round · propane tank · ball bearings
Programmable automated machine
- detectionAct of finding something
- jammingBlocking or wedging forcefully
- defusingNeutralizing an explosive device
- disposalAct of throwing away
controlled detonation · evacuation · perimeter · investigation · forensics · intelligence · informant · prevention
IED
Makeshift explosive weapon
- detonationExplosive ignition event
- explosionViolent burst of energy
- blastSudden forceful burst
shrapnel · landmine · minefield · unexploded · tripwire · pressure plate · remote trigger · casualty · fatality · injury
convoy
Guarded traveling group
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
counterinsurgency · EOD · armored vehicle · checkpoint · combat zone · reconnaissance · surveillance · threat assessment · casualties · troop movement
detonator
Explosive initiation device
- trigger mechanismDevice initiating weapon discharge
- explosive chargePrimed quantity for detonation
- timerDuration-tracking mechanism
remote detonator · ammonium nitrate · plastic explosive · C4 · TNT · artillery shell · mortar round · propane tank · ball bearings · nails
robot
Programmable automated machine
- detectionAct of finding something
- jammingBlocking or wedging forcefully
- defusingNeutralizing an explosive device
disposal · controlled detonation · evacuation · perimeter · investigation · forensics · intelligence · informant · prevention · training
- ambushambuscade, bushwhack, sneak attack, surprise attack, trap
- guerrilla warfareguerrilla, guerrilla tactics, guerrilla fighter, partisan, partisan warfare
- bombingsIED, firebombing, bunker buster, air raid, blitz
- Explosivesdynamite, grenade, TNT, C-4, land mine
- military tacticstactics, flanking, maneuver, ambush, battle formations
- Anti-tankanti-tank gun, RPG, bazooka, bazookas, javelin
roadside bombarmor plating
Defensive metal cladding
protective barrier · blast shield · mine detector · bomb shelter · flak jacket
roadside bombroadside assistance
Emergency help for motorists
emergency call box · mile marker · welcome sign · road flare · warning sign
roadside bombairstrike
Aircraft-delivered military attack
missile strike · artillery shell · cruise missile · drone strike · bomber aircraft
road, roads, roadside, roadway, roadways, side, sides, sided, siding