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antipersonnel bomb

DEFINITIONS OF: antipersonnel bomb

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n a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles

Synonyms:
anti-personnel bomb, daisy cutter, fragmentation bomb
Types:
BLU-82, Big Blue
a reliable and deadly 15,000-pound fragmentation bomb that explodes just above ground with a large radius; the largest conventional bomb in existence; used in Afghanistan
Type of:
bomb
an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
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