When a munition penetrates the surface of the pavement and detonates underground, leaving a void, what is it called?

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When a munition penetrates the surface of the pavement and detonates underground, leaving a void, what is it called?

When a munition penetrates pavement and detonates underground, the explosive force is released beneath the surface, carving out a cavity and leaving a void in the ground rather than creating a surface crater. This underground detonation is called camouflet. The term specifically describes a subterranean explosion that fails to produce a large surface depression but instead forms a hidden cavity. A crater would be the surface depression from a detonation, spall refers to surface fragments flung off by the shock wave, and a bomblet is a small submunition, not the subterranean void effect.

When a munition penetrates pavement and detonates underground, the explosive force is released beneath the surface, carving out a cavity and leaving a void in the ground rather than creating a surface crater. This underground detonation is called camouflet. The term specifically describes a subterranean explosion that fails to produce a large surface depression but instead forms a hidden cavity. A crater would be the surface depression from a detonation, spall refers to surface fragments flung off by the shock wave, and a bomblet is a small submunition, not the subterranean void effect.

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