War military bombs explosion. Some bombs are equipped with a parachute such as the world war ii parafrag an 11 kg 24 lb fragmentation bomb the vietnam war era daisy cutters and the bomblets of some modern cluster bombs. Usa developed an experimental during world war 2 called bat bombs. The bats would find somewhere to roost and the incendiaries would start fires in inaccessible places. When bystanders regained their senses the 100 ton barge that had been transferring bombs onto the serpens had vanished and all that was left of the 441 foot cargo ship was its sinking bow keel up.
The explosion was caused by bombs being taken out of store primed for use and replaced with the detonators still installed when unused. At least 30 syrian government soldiers were killed by a large bomb place in a tunnel detonated beneath a military checkpoint syrian opposition activists say. The local council of daraya said that. Parachutes slow the bombs descent giving the dropping aircraft time to get to a safe distance from the explosion.
Unexploded bombs are a problem in germany and other european countries as long buried weapons periodically surface or. The crater was 30 metres 98 ft deep and covered 5 hectares. 40 84 5. They were large bomb casings that would open above cities and release bats with small timed incendiary bombs.