Bangalore Torpedo

Demolition Hoses and Snakes. See Vol 2, p B17-R of Encycl under Bangalore Torpedoes... [Pg.211]

A brief description of demolition explosives, etc is given in Ref 48, pp D56 to D62. Bangalore Torpedo and Bangalore Snake are described in Ref 44, pp B16 B17. A more complete description of demolition items is given in FM5-25 (1967) listed here as Ref 53... [Pg.925]

Fig l-99a given here represents cutaway and rear views of fuze, while Fig l-99b shows its attachment to the demolition charge M3A1. The shield shown on Fig 1-100 serves as a bracket for mounting the fuze and protects it from premature detonation Fuze M1A1 can also be used with "bangalore torpedos" which are described in vol 2 of Encycl, p B16-R (Ref 44)... [Pg.927]

M2A4 M3 shaped charges) 59 St Fig 57 (Nonelectric priming of bangalore torpedoes) 59 St Fig 58, p 60 (Nonelectric priming of Ml 18 demolition charge, commonly known as "sheet explosive ) 63-5 Fig 64 (Electric priming of demolition blocks) ... [Pg.1037]

WWII. Bangalore Torpedoes were developed and are described in Vol 2 of Encycl, pp B16-B18... [Pg.156]

As to Japanese ammunition itself, one can point out the great variety of improvised devices, such as Mines Depth Charges made from wooden boxes, burlap bags with rubber lining, oil drums Grenades made of pottery, glass gas pipes Booby Traps made of tin cans and Bangalore Torpedoes made of bamboo tubes... [Pg.452]

Bangalore Torpedo. Bakuyakuto or Hakaito. See under Demolition Tubes... [Pg.463]

Finned Bangalore Torpedo Fuze (pp 404—05) Type 98 Interior Fuze (pp 405—06)... [Pg.475]

Hakaito. Bangalore Torpedo. See under DEMOLITION TUBES... [Pg.480]

Igniter System for Bangalore Torpedo is described under Demolition Tubes and in Ref 2, pp 215—17 with Fig 162... [Pg.482]

Bangalore Torpedo, described here under DEMOLITION TUBES could be vised as a Land Mine (pp 215-17, Fig. 162)... [Pg.488]

Nigotanyaku expls were used in many types of Army Ordnance (Ref 1, p 27). Accdg to Ref 5, p 368, they were used in Bombs, Shells, Land Mines and Bangalore Torpedoes. The 53/47—TNT/RDX version was used in Demolition Charges... [Pg.493]

Uses of EtCell include films, adhesive, flexible lacquers, varnishes-, plastics, electrical insulators, moulding powders, jelled expls such as used in Bangalore Torpedo (See Vol 2, pp B16 ff), inhibitor tape for rockets and proximity fuzes (Refs 8 10)... [Pg.92]

Compare with BANGALORE TORPEDOES Detonating Cables Demolition Hoses and Demolition Snakes, described in Vol 2 of... [Pg.321]

See also Bangalore Torpedoes, Bullets, Bombs, Cartridges, Demolition Materials,... [Pg.387]

Bangalore torpedoes 2 B16)B18 5 D1113 demolition snakes 2 B17—B18 5 D1113 detonating cable 2 B17... [Pg.483]

Demolition kit 3 D61—D62 bangalore torpedo 3 D61 blasting 3 D61 M37 3 D61 M157 smoke 3 D61 petard type 3 D61... [Pg.537]

A short length of bangalore torpedo can be used as an antitank(A/T) or an antipersonnel (A/P) mine or as a booby trap. It was also used,... [Pg.16]

Japan Cyclotol 50/50 (Chauyaku) and 70/30 60/40 (Nigrotanoyaku Mk 2) as demolition chges and as bursting chges in shells, bombs, land mines bangalore torpedoes (Refs 10a, 11 ... [Pg.261]

Demolition Explosives (Demolition Blocks, Demolition Charges and,Demolition Devices) (See also Demolition Hoses, Demolition Kits and Demolition Snakes). Demolition expls are those used for demolition purposes. They are mostly HE s (such as TNT, PA, Tetryl, FETN, Dynamite, etc), made in the shape of blocks, cartridges, etc. Some LE s, such as compressed wet Guncotton, can also be used. Under the term Demolition Devices, Ohart (Ref 8) described Bangalore Torpedoes (See Vol 2, P 16"R of this Encycl) and various demolition blocks, including shaped charges. In Ref 12a, the same devices are listed as Demolition Materials (qv)... [Pg.478]

Detonoting Cables. See under BANGALORE TORPEDOES in Vol 2 of Encycl, p B 16-R... [Pg.525]

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