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testing an improvised #ShapedCharge against a stack of paper. #Explosives #Explosive #HighExplosives #OrdnanceLab #ImprovisedShapedCharge

We’ve been tinkering with #3DPrinted #ExplosivelyFormedPenetrators & the results are rather impressive. #Explosives #HighExplosives #EFP #IED #Bomb #OrdnanceLab #NFA #NFAAF #3DPrinting #3DPrint #3DPrinter #GunsOfTwitter #Guns #Shooting

Ammunition depoted under fire

💥Imaging the operation of high explosive detonators... in #3D 💥 @argonne @Livermore_Lab #explosives #physics

FPV drone vs a few Russians. Drone wins this one.... 👀 #drone #FPVdrone #explosives #bomb #russia #ukraine #war

The Tsar Bomba remains the most powerful nuclear explosion ever detonated! 50 megatons of unimaginable destructive power. If this was possible in 1961, just imagine today's nuclear technology!

🇷🇺☢️ The world's most powerful nuclear explosion in history still belongs to the Soviet Union. In 1961, the Soviet Union unleashed Tsar Bomba, a monstrous 50 megaton hydrogen bomb, the most powerful nuclear explosion ever recorded. 💥 Around 3,300 times more powerful than Hiroshima. ☁️ Its mushroom cloud soared nearly 67 km into the atmosphere. More than six decades later, no country has broken the Soviet Union's nuclear record. A display of destructive power that remains unmatched in history.

Baltimore-class heavy cruiser USS Saint Paul providing fire support with her 8-inch main battery off the Vietnamese coast in September 1966 Of note is are the anti-flash ammunition handling equipment and procedures designed to reduce the risk of a catastrophic explosion

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🚨#BREAKING: A shelter in place orders has been issued following a chemical plant explosion 📌#Greenville | #Mississippi At this time, a shelter-in-place order is in effect in Greenville, Mississippi, following a major fire and explosion at a chemical plant that sent thick, black smoke billowing into the air. Officials have confirmed that herbicide chemicals were stored inside the facility, raising concerns about potentially hazardous smoke and chemical exposure. The cause of the explosion remains unknown as emergency crews respond to the scene. Authorities are urging nearby residents to remain indoors, keep windows and doors closed, and avoid the affected area until further notice.

Nov 4, 1942. A German torpedo hits an ammunition ship in the middle of the North Atlantic. The explosion is so big it destroys the U-boat that fired it. In late October 1942, convoy SC-107 sailed from Canada for Britain. It was made up of 42 slow merchant ships, guarded by a small escort group led by a Canadian destroyer. German codebreakers had read the convoy's routing. A wolf pack of more than a dozen U-boats was waiting. The attacks began on the night of Nov 1. The U-boats struck again and again over the next several nights. Ship after ship was torpedoed. The handful of escorts raced back and forth, but couldn't be everywhere. Just after midnight on Nov 4, U-132 slipped inside the convoy while the escorts were busy elsewhere. Her commander, Ernst Vogelsang, fired at three ships: Hobbema, Empire Lynx and Hatimura. Hatimura and Hobbema were both loaded with ammunition and explosives. About half an hour later, one of them blew up. It was one of the largest non-nuclear explosions ever caused by humans. Ships miles away shook so hard their crews thought they had been torpedoed. A rescue tug six miles behind the convoy had her engine knocked out. U-132 was never heard from again. Historians believe she was destroyed by the blast or by the wreckage raining down from the sky. All 47 of her crew died. The attacks kept coming. Two American destroyers arrived to help, and on Nov 5, bombers from Iceland finally drove the U-boats away. By the time SC-107 reached Liverpool, 15 merchant ships had been sunk and around 150 seamen killed. It was the worst loss suffered by any transatlantic convoy that winter.

BOMB RACE 💥 -- Another example where Türkiye beats the US in the 2000lb-class #explosives is the Mk84 #GAZAP munition; which delivers over 10 supersonic steel ball bearings PER SQUARE METER at 500m; almost as destructive as a small tactical nuke! 🇹🇷

💥 Turkish #explosives technology has surpassed the US! Türkiye's 2000lb NEB bunker buster, for instance, can penetrate 7+ meters of C50 steel-hardened concrete whereas the same weight-class American bomb, the BLU-109, only manages 2.4 meters! 🇹🇷

That's one way to make fireworks more exciting 😬 Writer: Ian

You know it’s gonna be a fun day at work when the bomb tech shows up with 400lbs of ANFO. #explosives @ Socorro County, New Mexico

#PhotoOfTheWeek Members of 1 CER Charlie Company Group prepare #explosives to practice a bridge demolition during #OpREASSURANCE #Poland

K9 Lobo got his first pup cup today at Battlefield Brew. We think he really enjoyed it. #K9 #explosives #statetrooper #nhpsocomm

During the intense urban fighting in Ramadi, Iraq, in 2006, Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle experienced the brutal realities of close-quarters combat. In one encounter, Kyle reportedly threw a grenade from a rooftop toward enemy positions in the streets below. Following the explosion, Kyle burst into uncontrollable laughter, an unexpected reaction amid the chaos of battle. Such responses can occur during moments of extreme stress, when adrenaline, fear, and the sudden release of tension produce emotions that might seem unusual outside a combat environment. The incident offers a glimpse into the psychological intensity of urban warfare, where soldiers face constant danger and split-second decisions. Kyle, who became one of the most widely known American snipers of the Iraq War, remained a controversial figure whose combat experiences helped shape his public reputation.

Want to get through a door? How about going through a wall instead? Sgt. 1st Class Antonio Bunton talks about what students learn in the Urban Breaching course. #explosives #training #army #military

The moment a truck carrying explosives caught fire and then exploded near Delmas #ArriveAlive #DangerousGoods #Explosives @TruckAndFreight

Let's check in on Vienna, Austria and see how it's going... Seems some "new europeans" are using their imported explosives knowledge to rob vending machines 💣👀 #CityLife #enrichment #explosives #crime #decay #urban #diversity #bombing