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...propellant, now [[smokeless powder]]; the older black powder was used as a warhead filler before the invention of high explosives; also used in pyrotechnics

...sive nuclear weapons, but omits certain safety mechanisms, used in the W87 warhead of the [[LGM-30 Minuteman|LGM-30 Minuteman III]] land-based missile, which | title = The W88 Warhead: Intermediate yield strategic SLBM MIRV warhead

...ISH]]/[[RPK-2 Viyuga]] could deliver either a Type 40 torpedo or a nuclear warhead. ...minal guidance would be especially unnecessary if the weapon had a nuclear warhead.

Intermediate yield strategic [[atmospheric reentry|MIRV]] warhead used on the [[UGM-133 Trident D5 |UGM-133 Trident II D5]] [[submarine-launc

'''UGM-27 Titan II''' had unusually high warhead throw-weight, which let it lift the nuclear weapon, W53|9-megaton W53. The ...independently targetable warhead or nuclear weapon, W87|300 KT W87 single warhead.

...o-surface missile]]; 40 km (25 mi) range with large hard-target/anti-armor warhead; fired by [[Non-Line-of-Sight Launch System]] in canceled U.S. Army [[Futur

...le bullets, as they exploit the combined energy of a rapidly moving target warhead with a rapidly moving interceptor. The combined mechanical energy of an int ...her cases where collateral damage is to be devoided. A good-sized concrete warhead, hitting an [[artillery]] piece at supersonic speed, will ruin the target's

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...ntroduced in 1986, came from the single-warhead LGM-117 Peacekeeper single-warhead ICBMs, which were bei[ng retired as a result of other arms control treaties Image:W-87 warhead diagram (Morland).png|thumb|left|150px|Schematic of W87 by Howard Morland

...n expanded range of target designation angles to +/- 20 degrees, a heavier warhead and an upgraded infrared homing head with photodetector cooling.

...All U.S. nuclear-capable cruise missiles use the [[nuclear weapon, W80|W80 warhead]] of 5 or 150 kiloton selectable yield. They may release various kinds of [

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...acy and small warhead of high explosive, but the Soviets assumed a nuclear warhead would make up for the inaccuracy. Perhaps the greatest practical advance is

...rtin (LTV) MGM-140 ATACMS}}</ref> Carrying either a high explosive unitary warhead or dual-purpose [[cluster submunition]]s, it replaced the [[MGM-52 Lance]], ...ed with the "B" model, which added [[GPS]]. With increased precision, the warhead size was reduced yet range was increased to 185mi/300km. This version went

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...lery]] piece. Destructive devices that are actively propelled are called [[warhead]]s. [[Gravity bomb]]s are dropped from aircraft. ...n inert warhead filled with an inert material such as [[concrete]]. Such a warhead still has a destructive effect, as it is only used with weapons that move e

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*Warhead: Annular blast fragmentation warhead, 90 pounds (40.5 kg).

...round, the '''Mach effect''' describes the interactions between the direct warhead pressure wave and the reflected wave, to predict the [[overpressure]] that ...e and the dynamic pressure will be almost double what would be felt if the warhead had detonated on the ground. The height above ground which maximizes this e

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...detected, if the weapon was launched from the ground surface, and if the [[warhead]] is unitary or made up of [[submunition]]s.

...rpedo. Due to the difference in weight of the dummy warhead and the actual warhead, the torpedo ran eleven to 14 feet below set depth."<ref name=AH/> ...been an issue, since this exploder was intended to detonate the torpedo's warhead at the ship's most vulnerable point: under its keel. Simply stated, the mag

==Warhead== ...st two versions, Polaris used various modifications of the W47. While this warhead was a leap forward in miniaturization, it was also unreliable and required

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...issile itself is much larger and faster; the total kinetic energy with the warhead is greater than that of the Harpoon. It is, however, expensive, and less ma *Warhead MK 125 blast-fragmentation

...torpedo housing, but carries an acoustic submarine simulator rather than a warhead. Ideally, it will seem enough like the real submarine that the enemy will a

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...ded ammunition.<ref name=sadefensejournal2021-03/> Ammunition with a blue warhead are training rounds, which fire an inert warheard. A round with a black warhead is the [[XM1203 50x228mm|XM1203]] a kinetic energy penetrator, where a thin

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Like the TOW, it is tube-launched and wire-guided, but has a larger [[warhead]]. The standard anti-tank [[warhead]] for HOT 3 is a 6.5kg tandem charge warhead, the first charge of which will detonate [[reactive armor]]. After a delay,

...tic energy of the reentry vehicle is so high that a conventional explosive warhead would not add as much energy as a dense inert mass. ...and the U.S. As a consequence, the target might have no warning before the warhead(s) strike.

...s the [[Tu-22M]]/NATO: [[BACKFIRE]]. It may have a nuclear or conventional warhead. The mass and speed of the missile, combined with conventional explosives,

...igner, [[Wernher von Braun]], it was too inaccurate, with a high-explosive warhead, to be more than a psychological weapon. ...gy, it was a [[ballistic missile|short-range ballistic missile]], with a [[warhead]] of 1 metric ton and a range of 240 kilometers/150 miles. It could send 1

Some weapons, such as [[guided missile]]s with nuclear [[warhead]]s, are deliberately made, for safety reasons, so that they ''cannot'' be l

...ut the booster engine removed to reduce its size. It had a high explosive warhead. It had shorter range than the Terrier, but more capability within that ran

...M30, with 402 M85 bomblets, and M31, with a large unitary high explosive warhead, missiles, with 60 mile range. Use of the M30 is minimal due to the problem

...titudes up to 12 km/40,000 feet. It could use a high explosive or nuclear warhead. The first versions were beam riders, but [[semi-active radar homing]] was

...ile submarines. They have either a 750 kg high-explosive or 500 KT nuclear warhead.

...rated in battalions of 18 trucks. The rockets had a unitary high explosive warhead; firing large numbers achieved area coverage comparable to that of [[cluste

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...d with a solid [[rocket engine]]. It could use a high explosive or nuclear warhead. Midcourse guidance was [[beam riding]] direct control, with [[semi-active

...t if equipped with high-explosive warheads. Only if the SCUD had a nuclear warhead could it reliably destroy a specific target.

...on, such as a artillery|artillery shell, unguided rocket or guided missile warhead, or a gravity bomb, which carries and releases '''cluster submunition'''s t ...over a larger area than would the effect of a conventional bomb, shell, or warhead, so that excessive explosive force is not "wasted" in a small area. For cer