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The special effect is developed when the round strikes the target. The initial collision ignites the incendiary material in the tip, triggering the detonation of the HE charge. The second (zirconium powder) incendiary charge will also ignite. This burns at a very high temperature, is not easily extinguished, and can last up to 15 minutes.
In warfare, high-explosive incendiary (HEI) is a type of ammunition specially designed to impart energy and therefore damage to its target in one or both of two ways: via a high-explosive charge and/or via its incendiary (fire-causing) effects. Each round has both capabilities. HEI ammunition is fused either mechanically or chemically. The ...
Incendiary ammunition is a type of ammunition that contains a chemical that, upon hitting a hard obstacle, has the characteristic of causing fire/setting flammable materials in the vicinity of the impact on fire.
It is a suitable round for engaging helicopters, aircraft and lightly armored vehicles, as well as unarmored vehicles, and it is capable of igniting jet fuel. The Mk 211 has about the same destructive power as a standard 20mm round against such targets and can penetrate 11 mm of RHA at 45° from a range of 1000 meters. [5]
A Dragon's breath round being fired at night. Dragon's breath is a special type of incendiary-effect round for shotguns. Dragon's breath consists primarily of magnesium pellets/shards. When the round is fired, sparks and flames can shoot out to about 100 feet (30 meters), although, some sources claim it extends to 300 feet (91 meters). [1]
Contains an incendiary mixture used to cause a fire. Dirty bomb: Scatters radioactive material. Nuclear bomb: An explosive whose destructiveness is a result of nuclear reactions. 1945 J. Robert Oppenheimer and Gen. Leslie Groves [2] United States: Tsar Bomba: A thermonuclear aerial bomb which was the most powerful bomb created and tested in ...
Food, water, fuel and electricity have been cut off. “We are fighting human animals and we are acting accordingly,” Gallant said. International humanitarian organizations have called on both ...
L3A1 5.56mm Ball Round (M193-type round for use in AR-15 weapons and the L101A1/A2 rifle) [246] [better source needed] L3A1 12.7mm Multi-Purpose Tracer Round [237] L4 L4A1 60mm High Explosive Mortar Bomb [69] L4A1 1.5" Green Signal Cartridge; L4A1 12.7mm Armour Piercing Incendiary Round [237] L4A1.338 inch Ball [247] [better source needed] L5