Improvised grenade manual

 · TM , the Improvised Munitions Handbook, was originally an annex for a Special Forces manual, and it was always aimed at helping resistance fighters fight against leaders that American administrations didn’t like. IMPROVISED MUNITIONS special warfare work. This Manual includes methods for fabricating explosives, detonators, propellants, shaped charges, small arms, monar8, incendiaries, delays. switches, and similar items from indige— materials. 2. Safety and ReliabiliW Each item was evaluated both theoretically and experimentally to assure and reliability. The U. S. Army presently uses the MA1 grenade simulator and the Mk1 illuminating grenade (DODIC #G) described below. There are also commercially available flash grenades such as the well known model "Thunderflash" by Accuracy Systems, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona and the new stun grenade from Quimica Tupan, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The purpose of this manual is twofold. First and foremost it is to inform those individuals involved in EOD work of additional methods that may be employed by both terrorists and EOD operators in their respective. The U. S. Army presently uses the MA1 grenade simulator and the Mk1 illuminating grenade (DODIC #G) described below. There are also commercially available flash grenades such as the well known model "Thunderflash" by Accuracy Systems, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona and the new stun grenade from Quimica Tupan, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. IMPROVISED MUNITIONS HANDBOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page I. EXPLOSIVES AND PROPELLANTS 7 (Including Igniters) 1 Plastic Explosive Filler 7 2 Potassium Nitrate 8 3 Improvised Black Powder 11 4 Nitric Acid 14 5 Initiator for Dust Explosions 17 6 Fertilizer Explosive 19 7 Carbon TET – Explosive 21 8 Fertilizer AN – AL Explosive

The Grenade Training Manual of , depicts two primary types of improvised grenades as preferred. Firstly the "jam tin." In this item what is described as. The TM Improvised Munitions Handbook is a pages United States Army technical manual intended for the United States Army Special Forces. visibility, identify indicators of improvised explosive devices (IED) to Thrown or projected IEDs (improvised grenades or mortars) have also been used.