Supplementary explosive charges

Charges Supplementary, Explosive Articles consisting of a small removable booster used in the cavity of a projectile between the fuze and the bursting charge. UN App. B, ICAO A2, US... 

Chemical munitions consist of a chemical reservoir with a sequence of explosive devices, called the explosive train , to rupture the reservoir, disseminating the fill. Typically, an explosive train consists of a fuze with booster, a supplementary charge, and one or more bursters. Munition configurations are described by category in the following subsections. 

Although the section is directed to the technology of azides primarily, nothing unique electrostatically arises from the fact that they are explosives. Accordingly, reference will be made to other explosive and inert substances, where appropriate, to illustrate a point or to provide supplementary information. Charges... 

Explosive, secondary Explosive substance which is relatively insensitive (when compared to primary explosives), which is usually initiated by primary explosives with or without the aid of boosters or supplementary charges. Such an explosive may react as a deflagrating or as a detonating explosive. UN App. B, ICAO A2... 

Other primers are detonated by electricity, heat, or friction. In larger ammunition, such as for cannon, tubular primers may include a supplementary low explosive and be used to fire bag charges. 

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