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• 1983 Beirut barracks bombing
  ...Beirut International Airport Terrorist Act, October 23, 1983}}</ref> The explosives used were equivalent to 5,400&nbsp;kg (12,000 pounds) of [[trinitrotoluene| The [[suicide bomber]] detonated his explosives, which were equivalent to 5,400&nbsp;kg (12,000 pounds) of [[trinitrotoluen
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• USS Hill (DE-141)
  ...(testing)|shakedown]] out of [[Bermuda]], ''Hill'' tested new [[torpedo]] explosives and engaged in training along the [[New England]] coast. Departing [[Hampto
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• The Colony (TV series)
  ...reworks to hopefully get other survivors attention at night. For a [[Fuse (explosives)|fuse]] he uses [[Twine|string]], glue, and charcoal from the gasifier. He
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• USS Tucumcari (PGH-2)
  ...rations. While attempting to blast the boat free from the coral reef using explosives, further damage was incurred. The damage was so severe that it was deemed u
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• Air Defense Anti-Tank System
  ...(HE) [[Fragmentation (weaponry)|fragmentation]]/[[shaped charge]], [[Fuse (explosives)|impact]] and [[proximity fuze]].
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• 30mm DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun
  ...-range missiles, rockets, rocket-propelled grenades, heavy machine guns or explosives. ...-range missiles, rockets, rocket-propelled grenades, heavy machine guns or explosives."<ref name=IDR30Oct07/>
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• 45 mm anti-aircraft gun (21-K)
  ...ts role as an anti-aircraft gun was that it wasn't provided with a [[Fuse (explosives)|time fuze]] that would detonate the shell at a specified distance from the
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• 68-pounder 95 cwt
  ...unpowder.<ref name=Winton30/> These shells were fitted with simple [[Fuse (explosives)|fuses]] that were ignited by the flash of the charge – early wooden fuse
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• Bofors
  ...chemical industry]]. The powder manufacturer AB Bofors Nobelkrut, later an explosives and general organic-chemical producer, was created in 1898 as a wholly owne
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• Hedgehog (weapon)
  *'''[[Fuse (explosives)|Fuse]]''': Contact, High Explosive
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• MG 151 cannon
  ...) capacity. Indeed, the 20&nbsp;mm M-shell carried 6-8 times the amount of explosives contained in the 15&nbsp;mm shell. ...lled HA41 ([[RDX]] and [[aluminium]]), and a compressed version where more explosives were compressed into same space using large pressures (XM).
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• Squid (weapon)
  ...l''.</ref> Sink rate was 43.5 ft/s (13.3 m/s) and a clockwork time [[Fuse (explosives)|fuse]] was used to set the depth. Maximum depth was 900&nbsp;feet (274&nbs
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• Nitrous oxide
  ...t for many [[organic compounds]]; liquid mixtures may form shock sensitive explosives.{{Citation needed|date=August 2007}}
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• Mercury (element)
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• Polystyrene
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• Green mix
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• Vermiculite
  *used in explosives storage as a [[blast mitigant]]
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• Gunpowder
  ...er is thus less suitable for shattering rock or fortifications, where high explosives such as [[Trinitrotoluene|TNT]] are preferred. ...causes fewer fractures and results in more usable stone compared to other explosives, making black powder useful for blasting monumental stone such as [[granite
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• Binary liquid
  ...ing two chemicals as a binary liquid, such as [[plastic]] foams and some [[explosives]].
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• Carnauba wax
  Carnauba is used in melt/castable explosives to produce an insensitive explosive formula such as [[Composition B]], whic
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