Mushroom cloud forms after 3 tonnes of old ammunition is detonated the Royal Engineers in Iraq


An explosion is a rapid increase in volume and release of energy in an extreme manner, usually with the generation of high temperatures and the release of gases. An explosion creates a shock wave. If the shock wave is a supersonic detonation, then the source of the blast is called a "high explosive". Subsonic shock waves are Bomb, or battle damage assessment, often referred to as BDA, is the practice of assessing damage inflicted on a target by an air campaign. It is part of the larger discipline of combat assessment (CA). Assessment is performed using many techniques including footage from in-weapon cameras, from gun cameras, forces on the ground near the target, and follow-up visits to the by low explosives through the slower burning process known as deflagration.


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Location: Iraq
Photo credit: © andrew chittock / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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