Shooting at a fuel tank can cause an explosion

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Shooting at a fuel tank can cause an explosion under specific conditions, such as when hot rounds like tracer bullets or reactive fragments ignite flammable vapors inside the tank.

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aviation.stackexchange.com: What happens if fuel tanks are hit by gunfire?

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aviation.stackexchange.com: What happens if fuel tanks are hit by gunfire?. aviation.stackexchange.com. https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/11691/what-happens-if-fuel-tanks-are-hit-by-gunfire

Explains that tracer bullets hitting a fuel tank containing vapor can cause an explosion.

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sciencedirect.com: Research on the ignition process and mechanism of reactive fragments hitting aircraft fuel tanks - ScienceDirect

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sciencedirect.com: Research on the ignition process and mechanism of reactive fragments hitting aircraft fuel tanks - ScienceDirect. sciencedirect.com. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0016236126011208

Demonstrates internal ignition and combustion when reactive fragments hit a non-full fuel tank.

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