Post by KenBelmont on Jul 7, 2014 20:24:51 GMT
This lesson will be short compared to most as it is information
taken directly from a book I've been reading.
Weapons- An International Encylopedia from 5000BC to 2000AD
Despite their cumbersome and often dangerous form, explosives have
been used in bulk as weapons in many ways, from the undermining of
late medieval fortifications to the parsal bombs of 20th century
urban terrorists. Before illustrating some of these uses, we explain
the main types of chemical (as distinct from mechanical and nuclear)
explosive, and the ways in which they explode.
Low and High explosives:
There are several ways of classifying chemical explosives. The main
division is between low or deflagrating and high or detonating
types. Low explosives- explode simply by burning very rapidly, and
have a comparatively gentle, heaving effect. In high explosives, a
shock wave can set up which by compressing the explosive and thus
raising its temperature, causes self-ignition at very high speed.
The resulting detonating wave travels, in TNT for example, at about
15,600 MPH (7000m/sec). Thus high explosives have a shattering
rather then a heaving effect, and are not so suitable for use as
propellants.
Ignition:
Many high explosives are difficult to ignite- a useful safety
feature. It may be necessary to use a series of three explosives: an
impact-sensitive one as primer, to make a flash to set off a
detonating compound, which in turn sets up a shock wave to ignite
the insensitive but powerful main charge.
Military explosives:
The table table below gives some basic facts about important
military explosives. Since the 1860's, many high explosives have
developed that satisfy the military requirements of chemical
stability in storage, cheapness, and insensitivity to shock. Some
famous names such as dynamite and gelignite have been excluded from
this list as they have been used more in civil engineering then in
war. Plastic explosives (PE) are formed by adding waxes, oil or
other plasticizers to a suitable high explosive to give it the
useful quality of being able to to be molded by hand.
Notes in history: Guy Fawkes was one such person of military
training in explosives that he and other conspirators had placed
barrels of gunpowder under the houses of the Parliament in London on
November 5th, 1604. This famous plot to assassinate King James the
1st and the whole of Parliament was discovered hours before the
explosion was due.
Black Powder (Gunpowder)- Carbon, Sulfer, Potassium Nitrate -
Versatile and still in specialized use - Low Explosive, Slow Fuze,
Propellant, Shell-Filling, Insensitive
Nitroglycerin- Glycerol, Nitric Acid, Sulfuric Acid - Too sensitive
alone but used in making other explosives - High Explosive, Highly
Sensitive
Nitrocellulose- Nitric Acid, Cellulose - Used mostly in propellants -
High Explosive, Propellant, Sensitive
Picric Acid (Lyddite, Melinite, Trinitrophenol) - Phenol, Sulfuric
Acid, Nitric Acid - Main Allied shell-filling in WW2 - High
Explosive, Shell-Filling, Insensitive
Ammonium Picrate - Picric Acid, Ammonium - Filling for anti-tank
shells - High Explosive, Shell-Filling, Insensitive
Trinitrotoluene (TNT) - Toluene, Nitric Acid - The main High
Explosive of WW2 - High Explosive, Shell-Filling, Insensitive
Amatol - TNT, Ammonium Nitrate - Shell and Bomb filling in WW1 and
WW2 - High Explosive, Shell-Filling, Insensitive
RDX (Cyclonite, Hexogen) - Cyclotrimethylene Trinitramine - WW2 and
still in wide use, often mixed with TNT - High Explosive, Detonator,
Detonating Fuze, Shell-Filling, Sensitive
PETN - Pentaerythitol Tetranitrate - Often mixed with TNT - High
Explosive, Detonator, Detonating Fuze, Shell-Filling, Sensitive
Torpex - TNT, RDX, Aluminum - Filling for torpedos and bombs in WW2 -
High Explosive, Sensitive
Mercuric Fulminate - Mercury, Alcohol, Nitric Acid - Ignited by
spark, flame, friction or shock - High Explosive, Primer, Detonator,
Sensitive
Lead Azide - Lead, Nitrogen - Substitute for Mercuric Fulminate -
High Explosive, Primer, Detonator, Sensitive
_____________________________________________________________________
Incendiary Weapons
Fire has been used as a weapon since time immemorial but was for a
long time limited in its effectiveness by the difficulty of
delivering it. We survey the ways so far devised for using fire as a
weapon, and list some common modern incendiary agents. Arial bombing
has become the main method for causing destruction by fire, and
incendiary bombs dealt with at greater length.
Hand Thrown Weapons:
"Molotov Cocktails" consisting of bottles of petrol (fuel) with
wicks to light at the neck, are a form of fire weapon often used by
rioters. Regular armed forces have purpose-made incendiary grenades,
most often containing white phosphorus which ignites on contact with
the air.
Hand-held fire projectors:
Flame Throwers using a liquid agent that is squirted out in a jet
and ignited, made their first appearance in WW1, Disposable one-shot
flame cartridges, and and flame throwers mounted on tanks are also
used. Flame Thrower- A Soviet LPO-50, has three 3.3 liter (0.87 US
gal) tanks, each of which gives a two or three second burst of
flame. Maximum range is 230 ft. (70m). Ignition by battery.
Incendiary Projectiles:
Artillery has long been used to set fire to buildings, and ships.
The British "carcass" shell, was to be fired from a 19 century
smoothbore cannon, was an iron shell filled with a mixture of
Saltpeter, Sulfer, Rosin, Sulfide of Antimony, Tallow, and
Terpentine. Incendiary shells and small arms bullets are in current
use.
Incendiary Bombs:
A British 30lb. bomb of WW2, Although fire-bombs had been dropped
from airships and fixed-wing aircraft in WW1, it was in WW2 that the
bombing of cities with huge quantities of incendiaries became a
major strategy.
The Table below lists major military incendiary agents used in the
20th century. Some burn using oxygen from the atmosphere; others
need the addition of an oxidizing agent. Some require a separate
igniter. The metal Magnesium has been used in incendiary bombs in
the form of a thick casing which itself burns with intense heat.
Igniters - White Phosphorus (WP) it ignites spontaneously in air,
Zirconium, Depleted Uranium both produce sparks of very high
temperature.
Metal Agents - Magnesium, Aluminum
Pyrotecnic Mixtures (Agent plus oxidizer) - Thermite powdered Ferric
Oxide and powdered or granular Aluminum, Thermate thermite plus
pyrotecnic addatives.
Oil-based agents - Napalm, Napalm-B 50% polystyrene thickener, 25 %
benzene, 25 % gasoline.
_____________________________________________________________________
I hope for those who read this you will now consult the cookbook in
the file section and of course any manuals online in regards to this
lesson. I must stress that messing around with this improperly and
without proper knowledge will cost you your life. To come in the
near future I will present The key points of the actual book The
Anarchist's Cookbook as it will be coming directly from a library we
hope.
thank you and keep up with these lessons for they will save your
life. if you use them properly.
taken directly from a book I've been reading.
Weapons- An International Encylopedia from 5000BC to 2000AD
Despite their cumbersome and often dangerous form, explosives have
been used in bulk as weapons in many ways, from the undermining of
late medieval fortifications to the parsal bombs of 20th century
urban terrorists. Before illustrating some of these uses, we explain
the main types of chemical (as distinct from mechanical and nuclear)
explosive, and the ways in which they explode.
Low and High explosives:
There are several ways of classifying chemical explosives. The main
division is between low or deflagrating and high or detonating
types. Low explosives- explode simply by burning very rapidly, and
have a comparatively gentle, heaving effect. In high explosives, a
shock wave can set up which by compressing the explosive and thus
raising its temperature, causes self-ignition at very high speed.
The resulting detonating wave travels, in TNT for example, at about
15,600 MPH (7000m/sec). Thus high explosives have a shattering
rather then a heaving effect, and are not so suitable for use as
propellants.
Ignition:
Many high explosives are difficult to ignite- a useful safety
feature. It may be necessary to use a series of three explosives: an
impact-sensitive one as primer, to make a flash to set off a
detonating compound, which in turn sets up a shock wave to ignite
the insensitive but powerful main charge.
Military explosives:
The table table below gives some basic facts about important
military explosives. Since the 1860's, many high explosives have
developed that satisfy the military requirements of chemical
stability in storage, cheapness, and insensitivity to shock. Some
famous names such as dynamite and gelignite have been excluded from
this list as they have been used more in civil engineering then in
war. Plastic explosives (PE) are formed by adding waxes, oil or
other plasticizers to a suitable high explosive to give it the
useful quality of being able to to be molded by hand.
Notes in history: Guy Fawkes was one such person of military
training in explosives that he and other conspirators had placed
barrels of gunpowder under the houses of the Parliament in London on
November 5th, 1604. This famous plot to assassinate King James the
1st and the whole of Parliament was discovered hours before the
explosion was due.
Black Powder (Gunpowder)- Carbon, Sulfer, Potassium Nitrate -
Versatile and still in specialized use - Low Explosive, Slow Fuze,
Propellant, Shell-Filling, Insensitive
Nitroglycerin- Glycerol, Nitric Acid, Sulfuric Acid - Too sensitive
alone but used in making other explosives - High Explosive, Highly
Sensitive
Nitrocellulose- Nitric Acid, Cellulose - Used mostly in propellants -
High Explosive, Propellant, Sensitive
Picric Acid (Lyddite, Melinite, Trinitrophenol) - Phenol, Sulfuric
Acid, Nitric Acid - Main Allied shell-filling in WW2 - High
Explosive, Shell-Filling, Insensitive
Ammonium Picrate - Picric Acid, Ammonium - Filling for anti-tank
shells - High Explosive, Shell-Filling, Insensitive
Trinitrotoluene (TNT) - Toluene, Nitric Acid - The main High
Explosive of WW2 - High Explosive, Shell-Filling, Insensitive
Amatol - TNT, Ammonium Nitrate - Shell and Bomb filling in WW1 and
WW2 - High Explosive, Shell-Filling, Insensitive
RDX (Cyclonite, Hexogen) - Cyclotrimethylene Trinitramine - WW2 and
still in wide use, often mixed with TNT - High Explosive, Detonator,
Detonating Fuze, Shell-Filling, Sensitive
PETN - Pentaerythitol Tetranitrate - Often mixed with TNT - High
Explosive, Detonator, Detonating Fuze, Shell-Filling, Sensitive
Torpex - TNT, RDX, Aluminum - Filling for torpedos and bombs in WW2 -
High Explosive, Sensitive
Mercuric Fulminate - Mercury, Alcohol, Nitric Acid - Ignited by
spark, flame, friction or shock - High Explosive, Primer, Detonator,
Sensitive
Lead Azide - Lead, Nitrogen - Substitute for Mercuric Fulminate -
High Explosive, Primer, Detonator, Sensitive
_____________________________________________________________________
Incendiary Weapons
Fire has been used as a weapon since time immemorial but was for a
long time limited in its effectiveness by the difficulty of
delivering it. We survey the ways so far devised for using fire as a
weapon, and list some common modern incendiary agents. Arial bombing
has become the main method for causing destruction by fire, and
incendiary bombs dealt with at greater length.
Hand Thrown Weapons:
"Molotov Cocktails" consisting of bottles of petrol (fuel) with
wicks to light at the neck, are a form of fire weapon often used by
rioters. Regular armed forces have purpose-made incendiary grenades,
most often containing white phosphorus which ignites on contact with
the air.
Hand-held fire projectors:
Flame Throwers using a liquid agent that is squirted out in a jet
and ignited, made their first appearance in WW1, Disposable one-shot
flame cartridges, and and flame throwers mounted on tanks are also
used. Flame Thrower- A Soviet LPO-50, has three 3.3 liter (0.87 US
gal) tanks, each of which gives a two or three second burst of
flame. Maximum range is 230 ft. (70m). Ignition by battery.
Incendiary Projectiles:
Artillery has long been used to set fire to buildings, and ships.
The British "carcass" shell, was to be fired from a 19 century
smoothbore cannon, was an iron shell filled with a mixture of
Saltpeter, Sulfer, Rosin, Sulfide of Antimony, Tallow, and
Terpentine. Incendiary shells and small arms bullets are in current
use.
Incendiary Bombs:
A British 30lb. bomb of WW2, Although fire-bombs had been dropped
from airships and fixed-wing aircraft in WW1, it was in WW2 that the
bombing of cities with huge quantities of incendiaries became a
major strategy.
The Table below lists major military incendiary agents used in the
20th century. Some burn using oxygen from the atmosphere; others
need the addition of an oxidizing agent. Some require a separate
igniter. The metal Magnesium has been used in incendiary bombs in
the form of a thick casing which itself burns with intense heat.
Igniters - White Phosphorus (WP) it ignites spontaneously in air,
Zirconium, Depleted Uranium both produce sparks of very high
temperature.
Metal Agents - Magnesium, Aluminum
Pyrotecnic Mixtures (Agent plus oxidizer) - Thermite powdered Ferric
Oxide and powdered or granular Aluminum, Thermate thermite plus
pyrotecnic addatives.
Oil-based agents - Napalm, Napalm-B 50% polystyrene thickener, 25 %
benzene, 25 % gasoline.
_____________________________________________________________________
I hope for those who read this you will now consult the cookbook in
the file section and of course any manuals online in regards to this
lesson. I must stress that messing around with this improperly and
without proper knowledge will cost you your life. To come in the
near future I will present The key points of the actual book The
Anarchist's Cookbook as it will be coming directly from a library we
hope.
thank you and keep up with these lessons for they will save your
life. if you use them properly.