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The anti-personnel rocket used in the RAS-16 is a thermobaric warhead. While most conventional explosives consist of a fuel–oxidizer premix, thermobaric weapons consist only of fuel and as a result are significantly more energetic than conventional explosives of equal weight. Their reliance on atmospheric oxygen makes them unsuitable for use under water, at high altitude, and in adverse weather, but makes them considerably more effective when used in enclosed spaces such as tunnels, buildings and non-hermetically sealed field fortifications such as foxholes, covered slit trenches, bunkers. It has a lethal radius of 12 meters and contains {{convert|2.2|kg|lb|abbr=on}} of thermobaric mixture, with an explosive yield roughly equal to that of {{convert|9|kg|lb|abbr=on}} of TNT. | The anti-personnel rocket used in the RAS-16 is a thermobaric warhead. While most conventional explosives consist of a fuel–oxidizer premix, thermobaric weapons consist only of fuel and as a result are significantly more energetic than conventional explosives of equal weight. Their reliance on atmospheric oxygen makes them unsuitable for use under water, at high altitude, and in adverse weather, but makes them considerably more effective when used in enclosed spaces such as tunnels, buildings and non-hermetically sealed field fortifications such as foxholes, covered slit trenches, bunkers. It has a lethal radius of 12 meters and contains {{convert|2.2|kg|lb|abbr=on}} of thermobaric mixture, with an explosive yield roughly equal to that of {{convert|9|kg|lb|abbr=on}} of TNT. | ||
==Operational History== | ==Operational History== | ||
The [[Yonderian Defence Force]] began taking delivery of RAS-16s in the Summer of 2016 which began the process of replacing the present RAS-88s. RAS-16s are deployed with the YDF on several different platforms including shoulder-borne and quad-stacked for vehicular or remote controlled mounts. The RAS-16 has seen combat use in the [[Deluge]], particularly during the [[Final War of the Deluge|Final War]] where it has proven itself | The [[Yonderian Defence Force]] began taking delivery of RAS-16s in the Summer of 2016 which began the process of replacing the present RAS-88s. RAS-16s are deployed with the YDF on several different platforms including shoulder-borne and quad-stacked for vehicular or remote controlled mounts. The RAS-16 has seen combat use in the [[Deluge]], particularly during the [[Final War of the Deluge|Final War]] where it has proven itself a very capable and reliable means of destroying [[Varshan|Varshani]] heavy vehicles. It is used both in the ground role as a shoulder-fired weapon, on quadropedal mounts as remotely-operated sentry guns and mounted to vehicles. | ||
==Users== | ==Users== | ||
* {{flag|Yonderre}} | * {{flag|Yonderre}} | ||