Flame Field Expedients

Filter exchange criteria (wartime), 3-3 Fire support, D-7—D-10 Flame field expedients 5-gallon flame device, 7-5 bunker bomb, 7-7 checklists, 7-1 flame fougasse, 7-6 minimum safe distances, 7-2 propellant charge fougasse, 7-8 safety, 7-2—7-3 vertical flame mine, 7-1 Fog oil. See Smoke. 

Although M4 field incendiary bursters are designed specifically for field expedient flame weapons, this does not mean they are the only charge to be used. Alternative explosive charges, such as composition C4, TNT, claymore mines or detonating cord, may be used in lieu of M4 bursters to produce a powerful explosion. 

Friction primers are any device composed of an energetic material which is capable of producing a flame from frictional energy. A frictional primer material common to all households is the kitchen match. When used in field-expedient applications, the kitchen match does have explosives application as a primer. However, the fihetion-... 

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