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Originally Posted by swaghauler
The weapon itself contains the ignition medium. The first stage of detonation spreads the fuel and gets that magic ratio of 8% fuel to air mix. The second stage ignites it. The explosion can last for several tenths of a second (making the blast wave perceptible to the human eye) and causes burn damage as well as "overpressure blast" damage.
The Thermobaric's "cousin" the Hyperbaric Munition uses a different method. It spreads reactive metal like Aluminum Oxide, Cesium & Aluminum, Lithium, or Magnesium into the blast radius. The dust ignites almost instantaneously, causing a huge overpressure blast but extinguishing almost as fast. More BANG, less Burn.
If you want to see a fair representation of a Thermobaric Warhead explosion, just Youtube the movie Alex Cross for The Attack on City Hall. The hitman uses an RPG with a Thermobaric Warhead. It is done pretty well.
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OK. I will check that out. I have only ever seen big, big battlefield Fuel-Air bomb footage, I didn't realize there were "little" FAE charges like RPG sized and even down to 40mm grenade sized. I did some digging; apparently the Marines have an SMAW warhead that can knock down a single-story building if you get it through the window, or at the very least kill everyone inside.
I wonder how you would model this in T2k V1.