Bombs with bursting charge

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Ditto in 1/8 Al—50% expls and 50% unaffected Sand Test-See Brisance by Sand Test Sensitivity to Impact—See Impact Sensitivity Sensitivity to Initiation—See Initiation, Sensitivity to Stability Test—See Vacuum Stability Test Vacuum Stability Test at 120°—0.37cc of gas evolved in 40 hrs from 1 g sample Velocity of Detonation—See Detonation Rate Viscosity, Efflux-24.8 Saybolt Seconds Method of manuf of HTA—3 is similar to that used for Torpex, namely purified TNT is melted by heating it to ca 100° in a steam-jacketed kettle, equipped with a stirrer. Water wet HMX is added slowly to molten TNT, while continuing to stir it and to heat, until all the water is evapd. Aluminum powder is added and the mixture continued to be stirred until uniform and then cooled, with stirring, to obtain a slurry suitable for pouring into shells or bombs to serve as their bursting charges Refs 1) G. Silvestro H. Will III, PA Instrumentation Rept 1232—58 (1958) (Suitability of HTA-3 as HE) 2) Anon, AMCP 706-177 (1967), pp 178-81 362 (Torpex) (1971), pp 178-81... 

TNT is a standard military expl in Spain, but it is not used in mining operations because of the production of noxious gases on expln. It is used as a bursting charge in projectiles, bombs and mines. It is the standard expl of the Pioneers (Zapadores) for demolition use with Petardos (av in this section ) (Ref 11. d 17)... 

Uses In mixture with TNT (70 per cent) as bursting charge for aprial bombs, sea mines, torpedoes in World... 

From the practical point of view, bromobenzyl cyanide has a great limitation in application because of its low stability to the shock of the bursting of the projectile. It can only be employed in bombs with a comparatively small bursting charge. 

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