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Noun1.backblast - backfire from a recoilless weapon

backfire, blowback - the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired

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The HEAT 655 CS is designed to reduce backblast, allowing it to be fired from a relatively confined space.

Commander of the IRGC Ground Forces Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour said at the time that the combat drone would carry the RPG with no Backblast.

I was standing in the concussive backblast of the chaingun's muzzlebrake.

Even with a rest of a couple of minutes, I've driven the temp of the Phantom up to a sizzling 681[degrees], and the backblast is so bad I need to wash my eyes out.

Includes instruction on the following: Backblast area, round handling and care, doctrine fighting positions, and risk management and mitigation.

Without the cover, the connec-tor has no protection against moisture or backblast from rockets firing.

Te trainer is effective in replicating the sight picture, operator controls and backblast. Te sub-caliber rocket includes a tracer, allowing Soldiers to train effectively under realistic conditions with immediate feedback.


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