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AMCP 706 179 Explosives Series Explosives Trains

The Engineering Design Handbooks of the US Army Materiel Command have evolved over a number of years for the purpose of making readily available basic information, technical data, and practical guides for the development of military equipment. The present handbook is one of a series on explosives. This publication is the first revision of the Handbook, Explosive Trains. Extensive changes were made to update the volume. Illustrations of sample devices, references, and test data were brought up to date. Outdated material was replaced with current information and the organization was changed to conform to present practice. A new chapter was added on packing, shipping, and storing and the treatment of main charges, safety, setback and testing techniques was enlarged. This handbook presents theoretical and practical data pertaining to explosive trains. It includes consideration of the various elements which, in considerable variation, may constitute the explosive train of an item. The main charge of an explosive item, such as projectile or warhead filler, is also covered. Data are given on the physical and explosive characteristics of typical explosives and references are cited in which

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