shaped charges
Focused blast devices
Shaped charges are explosive devices designed to focus their blast energy in a specific direction, typically to penetrate armor or other hard targets.
The explosive surrounds a metal-lined cavity; upon detonation, this liner collapses into a high-velocity jet that can pierce steel or concrete.
Used in military munitions, demolition, and oil well perforation: The shaped charges cut through the tank's armor.
- penetratorSomething that enters forcefully
- detonationExplosive ignition event
- coneTapered solid, circular base
- jetForced fluid stream
- implosionViolent collapse inward
liner · copper · molten · armor penetration · armor piercing · demolition · heat · blasting caps · C-4 · blast · blast wave · shockwave · TNT · high explosive · mining · explosive yield · chemical reaction · controlled explosions
- well equipmentdrill bit, drill pipe, casing, tubing, packer
- demolitiondemolish, raze, bulldoze, controlled demolition, wreck
- Weaponryrifles, shotguns, grenades, missiles, bombs
- Frogmenfrogmen, combat divers, dive teams, Navy SEALs, divers
- naval ordnancenaval guns, torpedoes, naval artillery, naval mines, depth charges
shaped chargescarpet bombing
Widespread aerial bombardment
saturation bombing · nuclear weapons · cluster munitions · daisy cutters · MOAB