Two improvised satchel charges along with Sidolówka grenades, as used in the Warsaw Uprising

A satchel charge is a powerful, man-portable explosive device used by infantry and airborne forces. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (600x800, 421 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Molotov cocktail Satchel charge Sidolówka Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (600x800, 421 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Molotov cocktail Satchel charge Sidolówka Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... R wz. ... Combatants Poland Germany Commanders Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski, Antoni Chruściel, Tadeusz Pełczyński Erich von dem Bach, Rainer Stahel, Heinz Reinefarth, Bronislav Kaminski Strength 50,000 troops 25,000 troops Casualties 18,000 killed, 12,000 wounded, 15,000 taken prisoner 250,000 civilians killed 10,000 killed... Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Infantry are soldiers who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units, though they may be transported to the battlefield by horses, ships, automobiles, skis, or other means. ... Airborne Military parachuting form of insertion. ...

In World War II, combat engineers used satchel charges to demolish heavy stationary targets such as rail, obstacles, blockhouses, bunkers, caves, and bridges. The WWII-era U.S. Army 'Kit, Demolition, M37' contained 8 blocks of high explosive, with 2 priming assemblies, in a canvas bag with a shoulder strap (a satchel). Part or all of this charge could be placed against a structure or slung into an opening. It was usually detonated with a pull igniter. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... ... A 19th-century-era block house in Fort York, Toronto In military science, a blockhouse is a small, isolated fort in the form of a single building. ... Bunkers in Albania A bunker is a defensive military fortification. ... A satchel is a bag used by many people to carry books, and other objects in. ...

The later U.S. 'Charge Assembly, Demolition, M183' contained 10 pounds of C-4 plastic explosive in each satchel and could be used with a timed fuse. In the Second Battle of Fallujah in Iraq, U.S. M2 20 pound assault demolitions were used to collapse houses being used as fighting positions by insurgents, instead of infantrymen clearing the houses room by room. Preparing C-4 explosive C-4 or Composition C-4 is a common variety of military plastic explosive. ... Combatants United States Iraqi Security Forces Iraqi insurgents Tawhid wal Jihad Commanders Richard F. Natonski Omar Hussein Hadid (TwJ) Abdullah al-Janabi (Mujahideen Shura of al-Falluja)[1] Strength 3,000 (Combat Troops), 5,000 (Non-Combat Troops) 4,000 - 5,000 (Combatants) Casualties 95 killed, 736 wounded (U.S...

Special forces use customized satchel charges that are designed to destroy their mission's objective. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

In video games

In Call of Duty 3, the sergeants can throw satchel charges; they pack a stronger punch than grenades, but cannot be thrown as far. Call of Duty 3 is the third installment in the Call of Duty video game series. ...

In Company of Heroes, the paratroopers carry satchel charges and can use them to destroy vehicles or buildings. Company of Heroes (abbr. ...

In Delta Force: Black Hawk Down, satchel charges are used to blow up bridges, generators, and other targets; in multiplayer they are used by the attacking team to destroy targets in a game of attack and defend.

In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, satchel charges can be collected in the alleyway by the Inside Track Betting Shop in Dillimore, Montgomery or Blueberry, and can be detonated with a remote. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is the fifth video game in the Grand Theft Auto series. ...

In Half-Life, satchel charges can be collected and thrown to disable both enemies and tanks; they are more powerful than grenades, but cannot be tossed as far. Half-Life For a quantity subject to exponential decay, the half-life is the time required for the quantity to fall to half of its initial value. ...

In Myth II: Soulblighter, satchel charges are laid by dwaves as powerful anti-personnel devices. They can be set off by fire arrows, Molotov cocktails or other explosives. Myth II: Soulblighter is the sequel to the computer game Myth, developed by Bungie Software. ...

In Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45, the 10 lb Satchel Charge is issued to combat engineers, known as the Sappers for the Allies and as the Sturmpionieren for the Axis, to be used as an anti-tank weapon and to demolish objectives.

In Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, Covert Ops uses satchel charges to destroy objectives such as foot bridges, assault ramps, machine gun emplacements, pillboxes and command posts. Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory (ET) is a freeware first-person shooter (FPS) computer game, and a standalone sequel to Return to Castle Wolfenstein, created by Splash Damage. ...

In World War II Online, the 5 kg Satchel Charge is used to demolish defensive structures, bridges and tanks. World War II Online: Battleground Europe, commonly referred to as WWIIOL:BE, WW2OL or BE is a massively multiplayer online first-person shooter computer game (MMOFPS) set in 1940-42 World War II Europe. ...