Cyclotol is an explosive made from a mixture of RDX and TNT. This article is concerned solely with chemical explosives. ... Cyclotrimethylene trinitramine, also known as RDX, cyclonite, or hexogen, is an nitroamine and explosive material widely used by the military. ... TNT is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, including: Trinitrotoluene, a chemical explosive. ...
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The lower part of the bomblet is closed with a metallic plate pierced by a hole through which penetrates the point of a spring-loaded firing pin.
The explosion projects the pellets in a sun-burst pattern at an angle of about 20° with the horizontal to a distance of 15 metres; the pieces of the casing are propelled about 50 metres.
Like the pineapple, it consists of a hollow envelope 7 millimetres thick of the same alloy and is filled with 50 grammes of Cyclotol A3.
The method of claim 1 wherein said fluidized explosive is selected from the group consisting of TNT, cyclotol and composition B directed in fluidized form at about 180.degree.
Various explosive materials, including but not limited to trinitrotoluene (TNT), Cyclotol, Composition B and nitroguanidine, are generally produced in bulk quantities but are best utilized, for ordnance purposes in granular form.
Depending on the specific use at hand, it is important that the granules of explosive be of predictable and controlled size.
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