Bombs

explosive device that gets its destructive force from nuclear reactions

thumb|An iron grenade with a wooden fuse from 1580 A bomb is an explosive weapon that uses the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy. Detonations inflict damage principally through ground- and atmosphere-transmitted mechanical stress, the impact and penetration of pressure-driven projectiles, pressure damage, and explosion-generated effects. Bombs have been utilized since the 11th century starting in East Asia.

incendiary weapon using flammable liquid in a bottle

bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action

thumb|Top: small nonel detonator with 2 ms delay for chaining nonel tubes; middle: class B SPD detonator; bottom: class C SPD detonator thumb|Inserting detonators into blocks of C-4 explosive

explosive weapon carried by aircraft for dropping on ground targets

explosive device

radiological weapon that combines radioactive material with conventional explosives to contaminate an area with radioactive material, serving primarily as an area denial device against civilians

bomb which has its detonation triggered by a timer

lost or discarded explosive devices or material

aerial weapon with aerodynamic surfaces to give it a flatter, gliding, flight path than that of a conventional bomb

weapon used to disable power grids

shaped charge designed to penetrate armor effectively

United States Army manual

burst of electromagnetic radiation created by a nuclear explosion

anti-personnel explosive device packed with nails, screws, or similar objects

type of bomb

Soviet World War II design of a shaped charge bomb

thumb|upright=1.2|right|A petard, from a seventeenth-century manuscript of military designs thumb|upright|right|A 19th-century British army petard (in center, projecting from the copper circle), mounted on a madrier, with braces

U.S. high-altitude nuclear tests

improvised weapon

weaponized balloon carrying an incendiary device as payload

The RDS-5 () was a plutonium based Soviet atomic bomb, probably using a hollow core. Two versions were made. The first version used 2 kg Pu-239 and was expected to yield 9.2 kilotons. The second version used only 0.8 kg Pu-239.

early form of incendiary bomb or shell, intended to set targets on fire

process by which the casing of a projectile is shattered

explosive for illumination

early type of hand grenade developed in 10th century China