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Conventional Munitions

Conventional Munitions. the amount of energy in an explosive. power. small column of high explosive between the detonator and the booster. Lead. one of the many possible ways in which a thing can be assembled. Configuration. when a difference is noticeable. Discernible.

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Conventional Munitions

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  1. Conventional Munitions

  2. the amount of energy in an explosive

  3. power

  4. small column of high explosive between the detonator and the booster

  5. Lead

  6. one of the many possible ways in which a thing can be assembled

  7. Configuration

  8. when a difference is noticeable

  9. Discernible

  10. liquid that seeps out of an explosive

  11. Exudate

  12. all the same mixture throughout the charge

  13. Homogeneous

  14. able to absorb moisture from the air

  15. Hygroscopic

  16. electric charge in dry air or when things rub together

  17. Static

  18. part of a rocket motor that supplies oxygen

  19. Oxidant

  20. low explosive that provides thrust for rocket motors or projectiles

  21. Propellant

  22. easily influenced or affected

  23. Susceptible

  24. when one explosion sets off another explosion nearby

  25. Propagating explosion

  26. a hole in a rocket motor grain

  27. Perforation

  28. burning action that provides a constant speed

  29. Neutral

  30. the small charge in or next to a fuze

  31. Primer

  32. burning action in which a rocket motor speeds up

  33. Progressive

  34. very powerful high explosive

  35. PETN

  36. category of explosives which includes those that detonate the entire amount even when just a small portion is set off

  37. mass detonating explosives

  38. explosion that results in some of the main charge remaining as unexploded

  39. Low order detonation

  40. category of those explosives that burn instead of detonate

  41. Low explosives

  42. device which amplifies the explosion of a primer in a fuze

  43. Igniter

  44. type of explosive that makes a long, hot burning fire

  45. Incendiary

  46. chemical substance that does not have carbon in it

  47. Inorganic

  48. this is used to help a heavy jet get off the ground

  49. JATO

  50. sequence of explosive charges in which the final component burns instead of detonates

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