Casaba Howitzer, definitions
Casaba: A hypervelocity particle NDEW concept developed in the 1960.
Howitzer: An X-Ray laser NDEW concept examined in the 1960's.
See also
"Casaba and "nuclear howitzer" were names for weapon applications."
The plasma howitzer concept
Howitzer: An X-Ray laser NDEW concept examined in the 1960's.
See also
"Casaba and "nuclear howitzer" were names for weapon applications."
The plasma howitzer concept
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Putting it simply
"Casaba Howitzer" is a nuclear shaped charge, the warhead is encased in a Depleted Uranium shell with a hole at one end, the hole is filled with a channel filler which then interacts with a "propellant"
With this design ~90% of the nuclear initiation is directed at the target.
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