FAE or fuel air explosive disperse a cloud of flammable liquid then have an initiator that triggers the cloud. The problem with FAE is that it is pretty hard to handle.
These weapons use powdered aluminum. The concept is the the same as a grain elevator explosion. A powdered substance with a lot of surface area to bond to available oxygen. The powdered aluminum burns fast and hot.
20 posted on 06/21/2008 4:07:20 PM PDT by USNBandit
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