Back انفجار هوائي Arabic Luftdetonation German Explosión de aire Spanish פיצוץ אווירי HE 曳火 Japanese Luftsprengning NB Воздушный взрыв Russian Air burst Singhalese Luftbrisad Swedish Повітряний вибух Ukrainian
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An air burst or airburst is the detonation of an explosive device such as an anti-personnel artillery shell or a nuclear weapon in the air instead of on contact with the ground or target. The principal military advantage of an air burst over a ground burst is that the energy from the explosion, including any shell fragments, is distributed more evenly over a wider area; however, the peak energy is lower at ground zero.