Demolitions

Explosive demolitions have a very wide range of military applications, and there are  a very  wide range of tools available from choices of explosives to choices of detonating systems.  When I was serving in the 80s and 90s, the two primary detonating systems were either time fuse or electric blasting caps. Today, “shock tube” initiation…

Explosive demolitions have a very wide range of military applications, and there are  a very  wide range of tools available from choices of explosives to choices of detonating systems.  When I was serving in the 80s and 90s, the two primary detonating systems were either time fuse or electric blasting caps. Today, “shock tube” initiation is very popular. 

Demolitions, especially electrically primed demo, is primarily an Engineer function, though a demolition kit is standard equipment in the Infantry company TO&E, and I was fortunate enough to spend some range time blowing stuff up. Of the two, I greatly preferred non-electric priming, but it was good to have the training on electric systems. And not much has changed since this film was made.

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  1. Quartermaster

    I just love making big booms. I don’t care about the excuse. Just give me the boomie stuff, the caps and fuse, and I’m having a good time!

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  2. SFC Dunlap 173d RVN

    Mmmm, explosives good!!!!

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  3. Casey

    QM, sounds like you would get along with Heather LaCroix quite well… 🙂
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA-IwlhquiM
    Warning: several F-bombs dropped.

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  4. timactual

    Hmmmm. Ms. Heather is certainly more fun to watch than ballistic gelatin. Did she ever hit a target? I didn’t notice.

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  5. Casey

    She’s certainly not in Hickok45’s league, but she’s not too bad. 🙂
    One thing I like about her & her husband is that they’re pretty careful about gun safety, especially the booger-hook principle.

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  6. Quartermaster

    Casey, that’s girlie girl stuff. When I say boom, I mean “BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMM!!!” That takes C-4. I’ll settle for Semtex, tho.

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