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- Pentolite is a composite high explosive used for military and civilian purposes, e.g., warheads and booster charges. It is made of pentaerythritol tetranitrate...
- Ednatol Hexanite[citation needed] (hexanitrodiphenylamine) Minol Octol Pentolite Picratol Tetrytol Torpex Tritonal Upon detonation, TNT undergoes a decomposition...
- such as RDX (to form Cyclotol), HMX (to form Octol), or PETN (to form Pentolite). Other typical phlegmatizing agents include paraffin wax (5% used in...
- historically used; current practice is to use Tovex or cast boosters of pentolite (TNT/PETN or similar compositions). ANFO is technically a high explosive...
- weighs 1.23 pounds [560 g]. The body is filled with 4 ounces [110 g] of Pentolite using the “hollow charge” principle. The tail contains the impact fuze...
- C-3 (78% RDX) 1.60 7,630 1.33 Composition C-4 (91% RDX) 1.59 8,040 1.34 Pentolite (56% PETN + 44% TNT) 1.66 7,520 1.33 Semtex 1A (76% PETN + 6% RDX) 1.55...
- 5 inches (64 mm) Effective firing range 70 yd (64 m) Filling Lyddite, Pentolite or RDX/beeswax Filling weight 156 grams (5.5 oz) Detonation mechanism...
- 160 m (36,610 ft) HE-AT HE-AT M67 S**** 16.71 kg (37 lb) 13.25 kg (29 lb) Pentolite, 1.33 kg (3 lb) 381 m/s (1,250 ft/s) 7,854 m (25,768 ft) Smoke HC BE M84...
- propellant, No. 119B fuze (direct action and graze type) HEAT: 50/50 pentolite filling, No 233 Direct Action percussion fuze HESH: Notes Chamberlain...
- uniform blend with a melting point of 80 °C. Ednatol was also used as pentolite is used: in rockets, grenades and high-explosive antitank s****. Ednatol...