Fuel Air Explosive

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Explosive weapon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Thermobaric weapon
gptkbp:category Conventional weapon
Area denial weapon
gptkbp:component carburetor
Oxidizer
Aerosolized fuel
gptkbp:deliveredBy gptkb:surface-to-air_missile
explosive
Artillery shell
gptkbp:developedBy 1960s
gptkbp:effect gptkb:Burns
High temperature
Barotrauma
Intense heat
Blast wave
Lung damage
Oxygen consumption
Oxygen depletion
Severe overpressure
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fuel Air Explosive
gptkbp:legalStatus Controversial
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction Dispersion of fuel cloud
Ignition of fuel cloud
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:BLU-82_Daisy_Cutter
gptkb:TOS-1_Buratino
MOAB (GBU-43/B)
ODAB-500PM
gptkbp:prohibits Not specifically banned by international law
gptkbp:relatedTo Thermobaric bomb
Vacuum bomb
gptkbp:riskFactor Civilian casualties
Structures
Collateral damage
Personnel in enclosed spaces
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:China
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:United_States
Military forces
gptkbp:usedFor Infantry
Caves
Fortifications
Bunkers
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Soviet–Afghan_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:war
gptkb:Chechen_Wars
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:FAE
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6