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[[File:A-1 Backblast area and surface danger zone.PNG|300px|right|thumb|Backblast area for [[FGM-148 Javelin]]]] |
[[File:A-1 Backblast area and surface danger zone.PNG|300px|right|thumb|Backblast area for [[FGM-148 Javelin]]]] |
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The '''Backblast Area''' is a [[cone]]-shaped area behind a [[rocket launcher]], rocket-assisted takeoff unit or [[recoilless rifle]], where hot gases are expelled when the rocket or rifle is discharged.<ref>{{cite book|title=Academic Press dictionary of science and technology|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=nauWlPTBcjIC&pg=PA202&dq=backblast+area&hl=en&ei=V2aATLSCPJWnngeFv8GqAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=backblast%20area&f=false|pages=202|first=Christopher G.|last=Morris|year=1992|publisher=Gulf Professional Publishing}}</ref> The backblast area is dangerous to ground personnel<ref>{{cite book|title=U.S. Army Zombie Combat Skills|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=nTlbdMveXwEC&pg=PA112&dq=backblast+area&hl=en&ei=V2aATLSCPJWnngeFv8GqAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CD0Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=backblast%20area&f=false|pages=112|first=Cole G.|last=Louison|year=2009|publisher=Globe Pequot}}</ref>, who may be burned by the gases or exposed to [[Overpressure#Blast overpressure|overpressure]] caused by the explosion. In confined spaces, common in [[urban warfare]], even the operators themselves my be at risk. |
The '''Backblast Area''' is a [[cone]]-shaped area behind a [[rocket launcher]], rocket-assisted takeoff unit or [[recoilless rifle]], where hot gases are expelled when the rocket or rifle is discharged.<ref>{{cite book|title=Academic Press dictionary of science and technology|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=nauWlPTBcjIC&pg=PA202&dq=backblast+area&hl=en&ei=V2aATLSCPJWnngeFv8GqAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=backblast%20area&f=false|pages=202|first=Christopher G.|last=Morris|year=1992|publisher=Gulf Professional Publishing}}</ref> The backblast area is dangerous to ground personnel<ref>{{cite book|title=U.S. Army Zombie Combat Skills|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=nTlbdMveXwEC&pg=PA112&dq=backblast+area&hl=en&ei=V2aATLSCPJWnngeFv8GqAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CD0Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=backblast%20area&f=false|pages=112|first=Cole G.|last=Louison|year=2009|publisher=Globe Pequot}}</ref>, who may be burned by the gases or exposed to [[Overpressure#Blast overpressure|overpressure]] caused by the explosion. In confined spaces, common in [[urban warfare]], even the operators themselves my be at risk. |
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Revision as of 03:16, 3 September 2010
The Backblast Area is a cone-shaped area behind a rocket launcher, rocket-assisted takeoff unit or recoilless rifle, where hot gases are expelled when the rocket or rifle is discharged.[1] The backblast area is dangerous to ground personnel[2], who may be burned by the gases or exposed to overpressure caused by the explosion. In confined spaces, common in urban warfare, even the operators themselves my be at risk.
References
- ^ Morris, Christopher G. (1992). Academic Press dictionary of science and technology. Gulf Professional Publishing. p. 202.
- ^ Louison, Cole G. (2009). U.S. Army Zombie Combat Skills. Globe Pequot. p. 112.