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June 26th, 2003, 11:42 AM
angelo
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posted March 23, 2001 11:47 PM
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I need help!
I would like any and all information on trip flares. Mainly on how they work and how to disarm them.
The hard thing is I need to know all this in about 4 days. After which I will be gone for afew days.
Thans in advance for any help you guys (and girls) can give me.
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SMAG 12B/E5
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posted March 24, 2001 08:43 PM
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There are quite a few types of trip flares. One of the most common US trip flare is a M-?? designed for ground use. The body is ~1.5 in dia by ~4 in and is mounted in a bracket adapting it to various mounting schemes. The striker is similiar to the common hand grenade strider, held by a similiar spoon which is itself retained by safety pins. The spoon is also held by a pull/release toggle and is very sensitive in this mode. Disarm carefully. These devices are loaded with a pyrotechnique mixture similiar to ariel flares, probably barium nitrate, magnaloy and linseed oil and are very incindiary. Being very careful of the trip wire, look for the positive safety pin hole on top of the fuze. Insert a stiff wire pin to retain spoon, fuze is instantanous!!!
c0deblue
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posted March 24, 2001 11:57 PM
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Good information SMAG. I found loads of references to the M-49 and M-49A1 types, but unfortunately none provided mechanical details. One document (a military proficiency test) *seemed* to indicate a rotating sleeve of some sort may be used as part of the arming mechanism (in conjunction with the spoon and pin), but it was only mentioned in the one document and I wasn't able to verify it. Any idea what that might be? Obviously any uncertainty could be dangerous to someone attempting to safety one of these things in the dark.
angelo
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posted March 25, 2001 05:36 AM
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I was looking for info on the flares the Australian army uses. Would it be the same?
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SATANIC
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From: australia
Registered: SEP 2000
posted March 27, 2001 02:31 AM
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i've got a pic of the aussie army trip flare, it's green with a few coloured bands around it, and a striker and long wire curled over for some reason. is this to stop it being fired by leaves (pressure release?) ? it's only about 15 cm long and 2 wide.
Frequent Poster
Posts: 282
From:
Registered: SEP 2000
posted March 23, 2001 11:47 PM
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I need help!
I would like any and all information on trip flares. Mainly on how they work and how to disarm them.
The hard thing is I need to know all this in about 4 days. After which I will be gone for afew days.
Thans in advance for any help you guys (and girls) can give me.
------------------
angelo's place
have a good link? add it here
SMAG 12B/E5
Frequent Poster
Posts: 61
From:
Registered: FEB 2001
posted March 24, 2001 08:43 PM
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There are quite a few types of trip flares. One of the most common US trip flare is a M-?? designed for ground use. The body is ~1.5 in dia by ~4 in and is mounted in a bracket adapting it to various mounting schemes. The striker is similiar to the common hand grenade strider, held by a similiar spoon which is itself retained by safety pins. The spoon is also held by a pull/release toggle and is very sensitive in this mode. Disarm carefully. These devices are loaded with a pyrotechnique mixture similiar to ariel flares, probably barium nitrate, magnaloy and linseed oil and are very incindiary. Being very careful of the trip wire, look for the positive safety pin hole on top of the fuze. Insert a stiff wire pin to retain spoon, fuze is instantanous!!!
c0deblue
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Posts: 229
From:
Registered: JAN 2001
posted March 24, 2001 11:57 PM
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Good information SMAG. I found loads of references to the M-49 and M-49A1 types, but unfortunately none provided mechanical details. One document (a military proficiency test) *seemed* to indicate a rotating sleeve of some sort may be used as part of the arming mechanism (in conjunction with the spoon and pin), but it was only mentioned in the one document and I wasn't able to verify it. Any idea what that might be? Obviously any uncertainty could be dangerous to someone attempting to safety one of these things in the dark.
angelo
Frequent Poster
Posts: 282
From:
Registered: SEP 2000
posted March 25, 2001 05:36 AM
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I was looking for info on the flares the Australian army uses. Would it be the same?
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angelo's place
have a good link? add it here
SATANIC
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Posts: 232
From: australia
Registered: SEP 2000
posted March 27, 2001 02:31 AM
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i've got a pic of the aussie army trip flare, it's green with a few coloured bands around it, and a striker and long wire curled over for some reason. is this to stop it being fired by leaves (pressure release?) ? it's only about 15 cm long and 2 wide.