explain a thermobaric weapon (explosives)?

Question

discrible volumetric vs point explosives

Answer 1

A thermobaric weapon works by first dispersing a cloud of powdered or liquid explosive using a small charge, then igniting it with a second charge.

Thermobaric weapons are different from conventional explosive weapons by using atmospheric oxygen, instead of carrying an oxidizer in their explosives. They are also called high-impulse thermobaric weapons (HITs), fuel-air explosives (FAE or FAX) or sometimes fuel-air munitions, heat and pressure weapons, or vacuum bombs. They produce more explosive energy for a given size than do other conventional explosives, but have the downside of being less predictable in their effect.

Current US FAE munitions include:
BLU-73 FAE I
BLU-95 500-lb (FAE-II)
BLU-96 2,000-lb (FAE-II)
CBU-55 FAE I
CBU-72 FAE I

Answer 2

Thermobaric Explosives

Answer 3

A thermobaric weapon produces a fireball of such intensity that it sucks in all the oxygen from a wide area. without much of a blast effect to damage buildings.

Answer 4

dougdell did it..

try mining the fas link below there's good explanation to it