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- Torpex ("Torpedo explosive") is a secondary explosive, 50% more powerful than TNT by m****. Torpex comprises 42% RDX, 40% TNT and 18% powdered aluminium...
- Torpex Games was a game development studio located in Bellevue, Washington, United States. The studio was notable because their video game Schizoid was...
- known by its manufacturer as "Vickers Type 464", the explosive charge was Torpex, originally designed for use as in torpedoes, to provide a longer explosive...
- forcing the submarine to surface at twice that. The change of explosive to Torpex (or Minol) at the end of 1942 was estimated to increase those distances...
- It was developed during World War II as a desensitized modification of Torpex explosives. It is an aluminized (powdered aluminum) explosive having the...
- the ship. The Hedgehog entered service in 1942. Carrying a 35 lb (16 kg) Torpex charge, each mortar projectile had a diameter of 7.1 in (18 cm) and weighed...
- shortage of TNT. Modern tritonal was developed as a cheaper substitute for Torpex and HBX under UWE designation (UnderWater Explosive) before it turned out...
- weight) containing about 3,000 lb (1,400 kg) of explosive (Amatol, RDX or Torpex). Most general-purpose bombs, termed "medium capacity'" (MC) by the RAF...
- each other from barrages of glowing enemies. The title was developed by Torpex Games and launched on Xbox Live Arcade on July 9, 2008. Schizoid was nominated...
- bomb casing with the size and weight of a Tallboy.[citation needed] The Torpex filling was poured by hand into the base of the upturned casing after melting...