[redcatcherb412]

I guess you could call that a type of hydrostatic shock.

Being within a few hundred feet of a 500lb bomb blast, the shock wave impact definitely is felt all over, the noise bearable, but pressure impact on the inner ear like a hammer hit. A very close hit just feet away by a 2.75 rocket that only has 3-5 lbs of high explosive, the sound is earth shattering, ear bleeding loud. Don't know how the Arty guys could stand non stop damage for an entire tour.

[WKTimpco]

Nearing 200 db, the “sound” can literally kill you. Liquefies organs. D-day saw some of our brave soldiers killed that way. Thank God for our heroes.