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artillery
thumb|upright=1.35|US artillerymen test fire an [[M777 Lightweight 155-millimeter Howitzer at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms (2005)]]
missile
land mine
explosive weapon, concealed under or on the ground
cluster munition
munition containing multiple submunitions meant to disperse effects of the munitions
naval mine
explosive weapon for use in seas and waterways, triggered by the target's approach
grenade launcher
class of gun designed to fire grenade shells
improvised explosive device
bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action
thermobaric weapon
explosive weapon that uses oxygen from the surrounding air to generate a high-temperature explosion
rocket-propelled grenade
man-portable weapon designed to attack tanks and armored targets firing an unguided rocket
warhead
thumb|300px|A B61 nuclear bomb in various stages of assembly; the nuclear warhead is the bullet-shaped silver canister in the middle-left of the photograph.
depth charge
anti-submarine weapon
anti-personnel mine
form of land mine designed for use against humans
aerial bomb
explosive weapon carried by aircraft for dropping on ground targets
anti-tank mine
form of land mine designed for use against armored vehicles (including tanks)
rocket launcher
device for launching rockets
incendiary device
bomb designed to start fires
bombardment
A bombardment is an attack by artillery fire or by dropping bombs from aircraft on fortifications, combatants, or cities and buildings.
Goliath tracked mine
German demolition vehicle
unexploded ordnance
lost or discarded explosive devices or material
Bangalore torpedo
explosive charge placed within one or more connected tubes, used for bomb clearance at a distance
hedgehog
1940s shipboard multi-barrel anti-submarine mortar weapon of British origin
fougasse
weapon
rifle grenade
grenade using a rifle-based launcher
tandem-charge
A tandem-charge or dual-charge weapon is an explosive device or projectile that has two or more stages of detonation, assisting it to penetrate either reactive armour on an armoured vehicle or strong structures.
TM 31-210 Improvised Munition Handbook
United States Army manual
Squid
depth charge mortar
CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition
aerial bomb
pressure cooker bomb
type of bomb
Panjandrum
thumb|upright=1.35|Close view
satchel charge
explosive device
high explosive incendiary
type of ammunition
infantry gun
class of artillery designed to operate in direct support of infantry
Limbo
Three barrelled anti submarine mortar used by British and Commonwealth navies
MON-50
thumb|alt=A green plastic-body mine supported by a pair of scissor legs, with "К ПРОТИВНИКУ" (K PROTIVNIKU; to the enemy) stenciled on the front.|Non-armed MON-50 displayed by the Swedish military's EOD and Demining Centre. Text reads "К ПРОТИВНИКУ" (k protivniku, "towards enemy").
explosive weapon
high explosive used to project blast and/or fragmentation
earthquake bomb
explosive weapon concept
Mousetrap
anti-submarine missile
M7 grenade launcher
American World War II era rifle grenade launcher
OMAR Mine Museum
museum in Kabul, Afghanistan
Flame fougasse
type of anti-personnel and anti-tank mine
fragmentation
process by which the casing of a projectile is shattered
RUR-4 Weapon Alpha
United States, single barrelled, magazine fed , anti-submarine rocket launcher
SM-70
The SM-70 (Splittermine Modell 1970) is an East German directional fragmentation antipersonnel mine developed specifically to combat Republikflucht (defection) across the Inner German Border (Grenze) into West Germany.