Explosive charge | ammunition | Britannica (original) (raw)

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• development of weaponry
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    In fuse
    …is usually embedded in the explosive charge. Detonating cord, also called Cordeau and Primacord, is a hollow cord filled with an explosive material. It is fired by a detonator and is capable of initiating the detonation of certain other explosives at any number of points and in any desired pattern.
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• blasting
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    In blasting
    …drilling holes, (2) placing a charge and detonator in each hole, (3) detonating the charge, and (4) clearing away the broken material.
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• mines
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    In mine: Submarine mine
    …underwater weapon consisting of an explosive charge fitted with a device that causes it to explode when a ship or submarine enters into close proximity. Usually emplaced by specialized vessels called minelayers or dropped by specialized aircraft, submarine mines are steel spheres or ovate shapes that contain enough air to…
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