Mornin, TS. GK here, anything on scope BF-wise?
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The expanding white cloud in that explosion is water vapor in the air, due to the compression and shockwave. If the explosion had been underground, there would have been a small, fasr wave in the water (2.75 tons of exposives is a LOT less visibly forceful underwater due to water's incompressibilty - it has a tamping effect). There wasn't one. It happened on land, above sea level.
The vapor is the same effect as an aircraft going supersonic…
Well, considering that it happened at a waterfront, and the shock created a crater, and water's not compressible, I'd expect a little bit of geysering.
Wanna see what an underwater explosion looks like, look up ship shock trial images. The explosives used for those are multiple tons.
I've done shock trials as well as actual sea mine detonation. They look like nothing, but are actually as big as this…they're just underwater.
Bigger question - why propose giving this stuff to the military 6 years ago? If it's fertilizer, give it to farmers…
Unless it was intended for military use all along…
Is there a difference between mil grade AN and fertilizer grade AN??
Concur notable with ID's on those a/c that confirm they're sub hunters.
Odd search pattern though. That's a lot of area to cover. Altitudes would also be helpful.