Ryan H
February 14th, 2003, 05:45 PM
my father is always telling me about techniques he used when he was in the millitary, but one in particular cought my attention..
He used to be an exlosives instructor specializing in c-4 he told my that he punched through 8-10 inches of tank steel useing c-4 and a wine bottle..this is how he described it..
Most wine bottles have a deep concave arch in the bottom, almost parabolic you could say. the neck of the bottle would be cut off about 9 inches from the bottom and packed with about eight inches worth of the explosive with a blasting cap centered at the top. when it is set off, it "burns" downward and around the arch, the force penetrates the arch from all angles concentrating it down to a fine piont on the surface on which it is sitting. the result is a hole.. duh. ..i have searched to see if there are any specifics on this design but i havent found anything, since they have artillery shells that can do the same thing now. has any one heard or tried anything like this? thanks..
He used to be an exlosives instructor specializing in c-4 he told my that he punched through 8-10 inches of tank steel useing c-4 and a wine bottle..this is how he described it..
Most wine bottles have a deep concave arch in the bottom, almost parabolic you could say. the neck of the bottle would be cut off about 9 inches from the bottom and packed with about eight inches worth of the explosive with a blasting cap centered at the top. when it is set off, it "burns" downward and around the arch, the force penetrates the arch from all angles concentrating it down to a fine piont on the surface on which it is sitting. the result is a hole.. duh. ..i have searched to see if there are any specifics on this design but i havent found anything, since they have artillery shells that can do the same thing now. has any one heard or tried anything like this? thanks..