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Arena firing of continuous-rod warhead, 1972 at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake.

A continuous-rod warhead is a specialized munition exhibiting an annular blast fragmentation pattern, thus when exploding it spreads into a large circle cutting through the target. It is used in anti-aircraft and anti-missile missiles.