| From: | Starrngr@***.com Starrngr@***.com |
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| Subject: | More story stuff - Rat, do NOT look |
| Date: | Thu, 23 Sep 1999 00:26:00 EDT |
docwagon101@*****.com writes:
> Does this serve to contain the blast, or does this
> only happen AFTER the blast has gone off (as opposed
> to during - I know you said aftereffects, but unless
> it's an absolutely instantaneous thing and it happens
> everywhere all at once...)? What kind of damage (if
> any) does this cause?
I dunno if his books have made it to Oz, but in addition to the two I cited
earlier, in Dale Brown's book "Sky Masters" the lead charecter drops a FAE
for evaluation. The bomb does most of its damage due to heat and
overpressure (Ie shockwave). The bomb in question was 2600 lb model and
tossed tanks around inside of 500 ft of ground zero. It knocked down wooden
fences up to a mile from GZ. Its also of interest to note that this weapon
would be delivered in much the same manner as a nuclear device... a bombing
tactic known as a lob or toss. Otherwise the deliver vehicle would be so
close when the bomb goes off that it would be destroyed as well.
From a Physics point of veiw two things would happen. The fuel air mixture
would combust extremely rapidly. This would cause a wave of heat and
pressure from the expanding gasses of combustion (this is how all bombs work,
btw) Once the fuel had been expended, there would be an area of low pressure
left behind, and the air would flow back in to fill this vacuum. The net
result of this (IMO and depends on the force of the blast) would tend to
extinguish remaining fires, and since the air that flowed back into said
vaccum was not used in the combustion process, there would still be enough
oxygen to support life (assuming they survived the blast somehow)
And yes, I feel that describing said bomb as pond for pound the most powerful
of any short of a nuclear device is quite accurate.
