Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 For the musical group Tritonal band For the musical interval Tritone Tritonal is a mixture of 80 Trinitrotoluene TNT and 20 aluminium Powder substance powder , used in several types of ordnance such as air dropped bomb s. The aluminium improves the total heat output and hence impulse of the TNT the length of time during which the blast wave is positive. Tritonal is approximately 18 more powerful than TNT alone. The 87 kilogram kg of tritonal in a Mark 82 bomb has the potential to produce approximately 438.98 megajoule MJ of energy if detonated. See also Torpex Composition H6 Minol explosive Minol Category Explosives Weapon stub de Tritonal es Tritonal it Tritonal he lt Tritonalas ja pl Tritonal pt Tritonal ru uk vi Tritonal ... more details
Merge Gigaton Exaton Teraton target TNT equivalent discuss Talk TNT equivalent Merge discussion date June 2011 A petaton is a Units of measurement unit of mass that is equal to 1,000 teraton s. It can also used as a unit of energy equivalent to 1 E 15 one million billion tons of Trinitrotoluene TNT . This latter use is usually restricted to astronomical events such as meteor impacts or large science fiction weapons. The energy released by the explosion of one petaton of TNT, 4.18 E 24 joule s, is equivalent to the energy of an earthquake of magnitude 12 on the Richter Scale , or to the energy of a 60 km rocky meteorite impacting the earth at 25 km s. Citation needed date September 2009 See also Exaton Teraton Gigaton TNT equivalent Category Units of energy Category Units of mass Measurement stub nl Petaton ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The MON 200 is a directional type anti personnel mine designed and manufactured in Russia . It is an enlarged version of the MON 100 mine. Because of its large size, this directional blast mine can also be used against light skinned vehicles and helicopters. Specifications Mine Type Anti personnel Country of Origin Russia Mine Action Material Sheet Metal Shape Circular Colour Green , Olive Total Weight 25 kg Explosive Content 12 kg trinitrotoluene TNT Operating Pressure kg Length n a Width 130 mm Height n a Diameter 434 mm See also MON 100 DEFAULTSORT Mon 200 Category Area denial weapons Category Cold War weapons of the Soviet Union Category Anti personnel mines tr MON 200 zh MON 200 ... more details
The MAT 76 is a large circular Romania n minimum metal anti tank mine anti tank blast mine . It is similar to the MAT 62B mine , sharing a fuze. The mine is actually a cast block of trinitrotoluene TNT with a thin coating of fibreglass . The mine has a central fuze well that normally uses a P 62 pressure fuze , although it can be used with any of the fuzes designed for the Russia n TM 62 mine TM 62 and TM 72 mine TM 72 series of mines. The bakelite plastic used in the fuze of a MAT 76 may become brittle in desert conditions, which can reduce the activation pressure. This may make the mine unstable i.e. can detonate simply by handling it. The mine is found in Angola , Iraq , Kuwait , Liberia , Mozambique , and Zambia . Specifications Diameter 320 mm Height 135 mm Weight 10 kg Explosive content 9.5 kg of TNT explosive TNT Operating pressure 200 kg References Jane s Mines and Mine Clearance 2005 2006 Category Anti tank mines tr MAT 76 may n ... more details
Image PM 79 mine cutaway.png right thumb A cutaway of a PM 79 mine. The PM 79 is a small circular Bulgaria n blast resistant mine blast resistant anti personnel mine , superficially similar to the Russia n PMN mine PMN . The mine uses a unique trigger design on the top of the mine, beneath a thin rubber cover is a dish shaped pressure plate. Pressure on the outer rim of the dish shaped plate levers up a central post, which triggers the mine. The mine also incorporates a mechanical arming delay using a pin cutting through a thin lead strip. The mine arms in between two minutes and four hours depending on the temperature. The mine has been withdrawn from Bulgarian service, although it is sometimes found in parts of Asia. Specifications Diameter 100 mm to 88.2 mm Height 55 mm Weight 255 g Explosive content 78.3 g trinitrotoluene TNT Operating pressure 5 kg or more References Jane s Mines and Mine Clearance 2005 2006 ORDATA 1162 Category Anti personnel mines ... more details
Image CC 48 Italian Landmine.png right thumb A diagram of a CC 48 landmine, showing the lid removed, revealing the two pressure fuzes embedded in the TNT shaped charge. The CC 48 is an Italy Italian wooden cased minimum metal mine minimum metal anti tank mine that was used during the Second World War . The mine uses a shaped charge shaped Trinitrotoluene TNT explosive charge to produce a directional cutting effect. The mine uses two PMC 43 fuze s, but these can be replaced with PMC 42 2 anti personnel fuzes, combined with weakening the lid this can make it sensitive enough to be detonated by the weight of a mine. The mines were normally laid between 3.5 and 1.8 meters apart, any closer would trigger sympathetic detonation . Specifications Length 0.28 m Width 0.13 m Height 0.14 m Operating pressure 220 lbs Explosive content 4 lbs of cast TNT explosive TNT References Landmine and countermine warfare , Italy , 1943 1944 Category Anti tank mines tr CC 48 may n ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2007 Tetrytol is a high explosive , comprising a mixture of Tetryl and trinitrotoluene TNT . Typically, the proportion of ingredients by weight is approximately 70 tetryl and 30 TNT. Given that tetryl is significantly more sensitive than TNT, has a slightly higher detonation velocity and forms the main part of this explosive blend, the sensitivity of tetrytol and its brisance can be inferred. Applications of tetrytol are usually military in nature e.g. burster tubes for chemical weapons e.g. nerve gas artillery shell shells , blocks of demolition explosives and cast shaped charge s. When compared to pure TNT, Tetrytol does not store well at the higher temperatures typical of desert or tropical environments. Note tetryl has been regarded as obsolete for a number of years. As a result, any tetrytol explosives encountered will usually be in the form of legacy munitions or unexploded ordnance dating from the 1960s and earlier. Category Explosive chemicals Explosive stub sk Tetrytol ... more details
unreferenced date August 2011 Image M1 M4 mine cutaway.JPG thumb Cross sectional view of an M1 mine M4 mine showing the detonator and adjacent booster charge surrounded by the main explosive charge of trinitrotoluene TNT An explosive booster acts as a bridge between a low energy explosive and a low sensitivity but typically high energy explosive such as trinitrotoluene TNT . It increases the explosive shockwave from an initiating explosive to the degree sufficient to detonate the secondary charge. Unlike C 4 28explosive 29 C4 plastic explosive , not all explosives can be detonated simply by inserting a detonator and firing it. An initiator such as shock tube , cannon Fuse explosives fuse or even a conventional detonator does not deliver sufficient shock to detonate charges comprising Trinitrotoluene TNT , Composition B , ANFO and many other high explosives . Therefore, some form of booster is required to amplify the energy released by the detonator so that the main charge will detonate. Tetryl was once a very popular chemical for booster charges, particularly during World War II , but has been largely superseded by other compositions e.g. a small cylinder or pellet of phlegmatized RDX or PETN slightly larger than the actual detonator into which the detonator itself is inserted. Note booby trap s and improvised explosive device s frequently use plastic explosive as the booster charge, for example, some C4 explosive C4 or Semtex stuffed into the empty fuze pocket of a 120mm mortar shell . This is because any standard detonator will initiate plastic explosive as is. When encountered in connection with artillery shells or air dropped bombs, a booster charge is sometimes referred to as the gaine . See detonators . At a purely technical level, a sufficiently large detonator would initiate high explosives without the need for a booster charge. However, there are very good reasons why this method is never used. Firstly, there is a major safety issue i.e. detonators are like ... more details
. The family of explosives called amatol s are mixtures of ammonium nitrate and trinitrotoluene ... over TNT. Examples of materials with negative oxygen balance are eg. trinitrotoluene 74 , aluminium ... more details
Baratol is an explosive made of a mixture of Trinitrotoluene TNT and barium nitrate , with a small quantity about 1 ref name Explosives Compounds http www.globalsecurity.org military systems munitions explosives compositions.htm Explosives Compounds Bot generated title ref of Paraffin wax used as a binder. TNT typically makes up 25 33 of the mixture. Because of the high density of barium nitrate, Baratol has a density of at least 2.5. Baratol was used as the slow compound in the Nuclear weapon design Explosive lens explosive lenses of early Nuclear weapon atomic bombs with Composition B often used as the fast explosive component. Atomic bombs like those detonated in 1945 at Trinity test Trinity , the Soviet Joe 1 in 1949, and in India in 1972, used baratol and Composition B. ref name Explosives Compounds Baratol has a detonation velocity of approximately 4,900 metres per second. ref http www.freepatentsonline.com 3956039.html High explosive compound Patent 3956039 Bot generated title ref References references Category Explosives Category British inventions explosive stub de Baratol lt Baratolas ja pl Baratol ru sv Baratol tr Baratol vi Baratol ... more details
Cyclotol is an explosive consisting of castable mixtures of Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine RDX and Trinitrotoluene TNT . br It is related to the more common Composition B , which is roughly 60 RDX and 40 TNT various compositions of Cyclotol contain from 65 to 80 RDX. ref name Cooper Explosives Engineering cite book last Cooper first Paul W. title Explosives Engineering year 1996 publisher Wiley VCH isbn 0 471 18636 8 ref Typical ranges are from 60 40 to 80 20 RDX TNT, with the most common being 70 30, while the military mostly uses 77 23 optimized in warheads. Properties Empty section date July 2010 Use Cyclotol is not commonly used, but was reportedly the main explosive used in at least some models of US Nuclear weapon . Sublette lists Cyclotol as the explosive in the US B28 nuclear bomb and possibly related weapons that used the common Python primary W34 nuclear bomb W34 , W28 , W40 , and W49 . It was also used in the B53 nuclear bomb and associated W53 warhead. ref name NWFaq4.1.6.2.2.5 Cite web url http www.nuclearweaponarchive.org Nwfaq Nfaq4 1.html Nfaq4.1.6.2 title 4.1.6.2.2.5 Explosives accessdate 2008 12 22 last Sublette first Carey work Nuclear Weapons FAQ ref References Reflist Category Explosives lt Ciklotolas sv Hexotol ... more details
chembox verifiedrevid 424691132 ImageFile Pentanitroaniline.png ImageSize 150px ImageAlt Skeletal formula ImageFile1 Pentanitroaniline 3D balls.png ImageSize1 160 ImageAlt1 Ball and stick model IUPACName 2,3,4,5,6 Pentanitroaniline OtherNames 2,3,4 ,5,6 Pent anitrobenzenami ne Section1 Chembox Identifiers CASNo Ref cascite correct ?? CASNo 21985 87 5 PubChem 11023554 SMILES C1 C C C C C1 N O O N O O N O O N O O N O O N Section2 Chembox Properties C 6 H 2 N 6 O 10 Appearance Density MeltingPt BoilingPt Solubility Section3 Chembox Hazards MainHazards FlashPt Autoignition Pentanitroaniline is an explosive organic compound . It is a relatively sensitive explosive much more so than Trinitrotoluene TNT that can be used as a base charge for detonators, although it is uncommon in this application. Pentanitroaniline can be reacted with ammonia in benzene , dichloromethane or another similar solvent to produce triaminotrinitrobenzene TATB , an insensitive high explosive , used in nuclear bombs and other critical applications. Pentanitroaniline is regulated by the United States Department of Transportation DoT as a forbidden explosive that is too dangerous to transport over public thoroughfares or by air. Category Nitrobenzenes Category Anilines Explosive stub Amine stub fa ja ... more details
The Tellermine 42 T.Mi.42 was a Germany German metal cased anti tank mine anti tank blast mine used during the Second World War . The mine was a development of the Tellermine 35 with improved resistance to blast. It was followed by the simplified Tellermine 43 . The mine consists of a circular pressed steel main body with a large central pressure plate. The pressure plate is smaller than the earlier Tellermine 35, which increases the mine s resistance to blast. Two secondary fuze wells are provided for anti handling devices , one in the side, and one on the bottom of the mine. The mine has a carrying handle. Specifications Height 102 mm Diameter 324 mm Weight 9.1 kg Explosive content 5.5 kg of trinitrotoluene TNT or 50 50 Amatol Trigger weight 100 to 180 kg References Jane s Mines and Mine Clearance 2005 2006 http www.lonesentry.com manuals tme30 index.html TM E 30 451, Handbook of German Military Forces WWIIGermanMines Category Anti tank mines Category World War II German infantry weapons weapon stub da Tellermine 42 de Tellermine 42 pl Tellermine 42 tr Tellermine 42 ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Image German Schu Mine with Z.Z. 42 igniter.jpg right thumb A Sch mine 42 with a Z.Z. 42 igniter. The components of the mine are shown to the left, there The Schu mine 42 was a Germany German anti personnel blast landmine used during the Second World War . It consisted of a simple wooden box with a hinged lid containing a 200 g block of cast trinitrotoluene TNT . A slot in the lid pressed down on the striker retaining pin, sufficient pressure on the lid caused the pin to move, releasing the striker which triggered the detonator. The mine was cheap to produce, and its wooden body made it more difficult to detect with early metal detectors. Similar mines PP Mi D mine PP Mi D , PMD 6 mine PMD 6 , PMD 7 mine PMD 7 , PMD 57 mine PMD 57 , Type 59 mine Type 59 , PMD 1 mine PMD 1 WWIIGermanMines DEFAULTSORT Schu Mine 42 Category Anti personnel mines Weapon stub de Sch tzenmine 42 ru Schu mine 42 tr Schu mine 42 ... more details
The TM 83 is a Russia n off route anti tank mine , first shown publicly in 1993. The mine consists of a large Misznay Schardin effect warhead and infra red and Seismometer seismic sensors . Description The mine is positioned 5 m from the road it is intended to attack and aimed using an integrated sight. The seismic sensor detects approaching vehicles and alerts the infra red sensor. When the vehicles reach the optimum target point the warhead is triggered. The mine can also be remote triggered from up to 100 meters away. The mine can remain operational for up to 30 days. Armour penetration is claimed to be 100&ndash 400 mm at a range of 50 meters. Specifications Weight 20.4 kg Diameter 250 mm Height 440 mm Explosive content 9.6 kg of TG 40 60 RDX 40 trinitrotoluene TNT See also Anti tank mine Land mine References cite book title Jane s Mines and Mine Clearance 2005 2006 Category Anti tank mines Category Military equipment of Russia tr TM 83 may n ... more details
image TM 57 held with tilt fuze.jpg right thumb A TM 57 with a tilt rod Fuze Munition fuzes fuze The TM 57 mine is a large circular Russia n metal cased blast anti tank mine . It can either be triggered by a pressure or a tilt rod Fuze Munition fuzes fuze . A development of the TM 46 mine , it is found in Africa, the Middle East, and South East Asia. Description The TM 57 has a larger main charge and improved fuzing compared to the earlier TM 46. It is circular with a metal case and a central fuze well. A secondary MUV or VPF fuze can be fitted on the side of the mine. The tilt rod fuze gives the mine improved resistance to blast it is activated when it is forced to a deflection of 25 to 30 degrees. A training version of the mine that produces smoke is designated the TM 60. Specifications Diameter 316 mm Height 102 mm Operating pressure 120&ndash 400 kg or 21 kg tilt. Weight 8.47 kg Explosive content 6.34 kg of trinitrotoluene TNT , TGA RDX TNT Aluminium or MS RDX TNT Aluminium Wax Fuse MVZ 57 pressure. MVSh 57 tilt with MD019 detonator. See also TM 46 mine , predecessor. Anti tank mine Land mine Category Anti tank mines no TM 57 ru 57 tr TM 57 may n ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Image TM 46 AP mine.JPEG thumb 350px TM 46 anti tank mine with the arming pin still in place The TM 46 mine is a large circular metal cased Russia n anti tank mine . The TMN 46 is a variant of the mine fitted with a secondary fuze well on the bottom where it cannot be seen which is slightly off set from the centre of the mine. This secondary fuze well can be fitted with a pull fuze which functions as an anti handling device . The mine is found in many countries in Africa, the Middle East and South East Asia. Because the TM 46 has a metal casing it is very easy to detect with a mine dectector. However, mine fields containing TM 46s may have also been sown with minimum metal mine s e.g. the PMA 2 mine PMA 2 . Specifications Diameter 305 mm Height 108 mm Operating pressure 120&ndash 400 kg 21 kg tilt pressure Weight 8.6 kg Explosive content 5.7 kg of trinitrotoluene TNT Fuzes MV 5 pressure. MVM pressure. MVSh 46 tilt rod. See also Land mine Anti tank mine DEFAULTSORT Tm 46 Mine Category Anti tank mines Category Military equipment of Russia Category Cold War weapons of the Soviet Union hr TM 46 pl TM 46 pt TM 46 ro TM 46 ru 46 tr TMN 46 may n ... more details
Lake Ontario Ordnance Works LOOW , a large tract of land approximately 7,500 acres near Youngstown , New York , procurred in 1941 by the U. S. Federal Government, initially for use in the production of Trinitrotoluene TNT during World War II. After about 1 year the production of TNT ceased. ref U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District web site ref Later, a portion of this property was used between 1944 1946 as a storage area by the Chemical Warfare Service. Additionally, starting in February 1944, the Manhattan Engineering District MED used another section of this parcel for the storage of radioactive sludges. This waste was generated by the Linde Air Products Ceramics Plant located in Tonawanda town , New York Tonawanda, New York as a byproduct of uranium ore refining. ref U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District web site ref References reflist External links http www.lrb.usace.army.mil derpfuds loow nfss index.htm U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District Missions http www.loowrab.org Lake Ontario Ordnance Works Restoration Advisory Board Category United States Army arsenals Category Geography of Niagara County, New York Category United States Army arsenals during World War II ... more details
Blue Cross Blaukreuz is a World War I chemical warfare agent consisting of diphenylchloroarsine DA, Clark I , diphenylcyanoarsine CDA, Clark II , ethyldichloroarsine Dick , and or methyldichloroarsine Methyldick . Clark I and Clark II were the main agents used. Clark I was used with Green Cross chemical warfare Green Cross munition earlier however for the first time it was used as a standalone agent in the night from July 10 to July 11 1917 at Nieuwpoort, Belgium , during the operation Strandfest. The artillery munition used as a delivery vehicle contained a large amount of glass spheres closed with a cork and sealed with trinitrotoluene . Later N ethylcarbazole was added. Depending on the caliber, the munition contained between 7 and 120 kilograms of the agent. Blue Cross is also a generic World War I German marking for artillery shells with chemical payload affecting the upper respiratory tract. http www.cbwinfo.com History WWI.html See also Green Cross chemical warfare Yellow Cross chemical warfare White Cross chemical warfare Category Pulmonary agents Category World War I chemical weapons weapon stub de Nasen und Rachenkampfstoff pl B kitny krzy bro chemiczna ... more details
Hexanite was a castable Germany German military explosive developed early in the 20th century before the First World War for the Kaiserliche Marine , intended to augment supplies of trinitrotoluene TNT , which were then in short supply. Hexanite is significantly more powerful than TNT on its own. Fact date October 2008 The most common hexanite formula by weight was 60 TNT and 40 hexanitrodiphenylamine . Typically, hexanite was used in underwater naval weapons e.g. warhead s for the G7a torpedo G7a and G7e torpedo G7e series torpedo es ref http www.navweaps.com Weapons WTGER WWII.htm ref ref http www.dutchsubmarines.com specials special torpedoes mines.htm ref and the 300 kilogram main explosive charge in aluminium cased ref http www.lhg.is english eod ref buoyant, moored EMF naval mine magnetic mine s capable of being laid by U boat s in 200, 300 or 500 metres of water. ref http www.navweaps.com Weapons WAMGER Mines.htm ref ref http www.lhg.is english eod mines ref This explosive is regarded as obsolete , so any hexanite filled munition s encountered will be in the form of unexploded ordnance dating from the Second World War . The Japanese used this in World War II as explosive compound type 97 & 98. ref http www.ibiblio.org hyperwar USN rep WDR WDR58 WDR58 3.html cn9 ref See also Minol explosive Minol Torpex Amatol References reflist Category Explosives explosive stub lt Heksanitas ... more details
chembox Watchedfields changed verifiedrevid 400109776 ImageFile Hexanitrostilbene.png ImageSize 200px IUPACName 1,3,5 Trinitro 2 2 2,4,6 trinitrophenyl ethenyl benzene OtherNames 1,1 1,2 ethenediyl bis 2,4,6 trinitrobenzene 1,2 bis 2,4,6 trinitrophenyl ethylene hexanitrodiphenylethylene Section1 Chembox Identifiers ChemSpiderID Ref chemspidercite correct chemspider ChemSpiderID 10760172 InChI 1 C14H6N6O12 c21 15 22 9 5 3 7 11 17 25 26 13 9 19 29 30 1 2 8 4 6 10 16 23 24 14 20 31 32 12 8 18 27 28 h1 6H b2 1 InChIKey LQXXGLZCVKSCEV OWOJBTEDBF StdInChI Ref stdinchicite correct chemspider StdInChI 1S C14H6N6O12 c21 15 22 9 5 3 7 11 17 25 26 13 9 19 29 30 1 2 8 4 6 10 16 23 24 14 20 31 32 12 8 18 27 28 h1 6H b2 1 StdInChIKey Ref stdinchicite correct chemspider StdInChIKey LQXXGLZCVKSCEV OWOJBTEDSA N CASNo 20062 22 0 PubChem 253628 UNNumber List of UN Numbers 0301 to 0400 0392 br Trinitrotoluene TNT mixtures List of UN Numbers 0301 to 0400 0388 , List of UN Numbers 0301 to 0400 0389 SMILES O N O c1c ccc c1 N O O N O O C C c2ccc N O O c N O O c2 N O O Section2 Chembox Properties Formula C sub 14 sub H sub 6 sub N sub 6 sub O sub 12 sub MolarMass 450.23 g mol Appearance Yellow crystalline powder Density 1.7 gram g cm sup 3 sup MeltingPtC 316 BoilingPt Solubility Section3 Chembox Hazards MainHazards FlashPt Autoignition Section6 Chembox Explosive ShockSens Low FrictionSens Low ExplosiveV 7000 metre per second m s REFactor Hexanitrostilbene HNS , also called JD X , is a heat resistant high explosive developed at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory in the 1960s. Other names include 1,1 1,2 ethenediyl bis 2,4,6 trinitrobenzene 1,2 bis 2,4,6 trinitrophenyl ethylene hexanitrodiphenylethylene. It is commercially produced by oxidizing trinitrotoluene TNT with a solution of sodium hypochlorite . HNS boasts a higher insensitivity to heat than TNT, and like TNT it is very insensitive to impact. When casting TNT, HNS is added at 0.5 to form erratic micro crystals within the TNT which prevent ... more details
UN 0386 1 Trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid UN 0387 1 Trinitrofluorenone UN 0388 1 Trinitrotoluene and Trinitrobenzene ... or Trinitrotoluene and hexanitrostilbene mixtures UN 0389 1 Trinitrotoluene mixtures containing Trinitrobenzene ... more details
Refimprove date November 2007 Brisance is the shattering capability of an explosive. It is a measure of the rapidity with which an explosive develops its maximum pressure . The term originates from the French verb briser , which means to break or shatter. Brisance is of practical importance for determining the effectiveness of an explosion in fragmenting shells, bomb casings, grenade s, structures, and the like. A brisant explosive is one that attains its maximum pressure so rapidly that a shock wave is formed. The net effect is to shatter by shock resonance the material surrounding or in contact with the supersonic detonation wave created by the explosion. Even within high explosives which build up a supersonic shock front, some build up faster than others, yield higher detonation velocities, and tend more towards controlled shock fronts in bulk, all of which lead to higher brisance. Thus, brisance is a measure of the overall shattering ability of an explosive and is not necessarily correlated with the explosive s total work capacity. It cannot be predicted with full certainty as of now, but has to be quantified empirically. The sand crush test is commonly employed to determine the relative brisance in comparison to trinitrotoluene TNT . No single test is capable of directly comparing the explosive properties of two or more compounds Fact date November 2007 it is important to examine the data from several such tests Fact date November 2007 sand crush, trauzl lead block test trauzl , and so forth in order to gauge relative brisance. True values for comparison will require field experiments. Fact date November 2007 One of the most brisant of the conventional explosives is cyclotrimethylene trinitramine also known as RDX or Hexogen . ref cite book title TM 9 1300 214 publisher US Army http www.freepyroinfo.com Pyrotechnic Pyrotechnic Books Tm 9 1300 214 U S Military Explosives.pdf ref See also Relative effectiveness factor Detonation velocity Table of explosive detona ... more details
Coord 33 20 N 86 20 W scale 100000 display title The Alabama Army Ammunition Plant ALAAP , was a United States munition s plant built and operated during World War II . The military base facility is located a four miles 6 km north of Childersburg, Alabama in Talladega County, Alabama . History The ALAAP was built in 1941 as a production facility for nitrocellulose NC , trinitrotoluene TNT , dinitrotoluene DNT , tetryl , and single base smokeless powder . ref name ArmyPlan5 The facility, operated by DuPont , had a peak production rate of nearly 40 million pounds 18 million kg of munitions per month. It also produced heavy water for the Manhattan Project .. ref United States Army Environmental Center Base Closure Division, http www.dtic.mil cgi bin GetTRDoc?Location U2&doc GetTRDoc.pdf&AD ADA467425 Site Management Plan Alabama Army Ammunition Plant, Talladega County, Alabama , May 10, 1995. Page 22. ref The facility ceased operation in August 1945 and was placed on standby status after the end of the war. ref name ArmyPlan5 United States Army Environmental Center Base Closure Division, http www.dtic.mil cgi bin GetTRDoc?Location U2&doc GetTRDoc.pdf&AD ADA467425 Site Management Plan Alabama Army Ammunition Plant, Talladega County, Alabama , May 10, 1995. Pages 5 6. ref During the war, the plant covered more than 13,000 acres 53 km . After the end of the war, various portions of the plant were leased out for commercial operations. Most of the original structures have been destroyed, although the government retains responsibility for more than 2,000 acres 8 km of the facility. It is now considered an Superfund site. See also List of Superfund sites in Alabama References reflist Category United States Army arsenals Category Superfund sites Category Military Superfund sites Category Environment of Alabama Category Buildings and structures in Talladega County, Alabama Category United States Army arsenals during World War II Category Manhattan Project ... more details
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