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2004-01-27 Caucasus

100kg of explosives recovered in Achkhoi-Martan

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-01-27 10:16:11 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 That could just be left over from the Y2K scare. You know - be prepared and all that.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-1-27 11:30:34 AM|| 2004-1-27 11:30:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 hexogen?

Posted by Shipman 2004-1-27 1:27:50 PM|| 2004-1-27 1:27:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Hexogen = Russian RDX: High-explosive material called RDX (Hexogen - made by the action of nitric acid on hexamethylene-tetramine, a product of formaldehyde and ammonia, a.k.a. cyclonite or cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine) used in rocket propellants, bombs, detonators and fuses. Hexogen can be mixed with TNT to create a Composition B explosive more powerful than TNT. Composition B is commonly used in artillery shells. Hexogen is also used to create Composition A (rockets, land mines), C (demolition, shaped-charge), HBX (missile and torpedo warheads), H-6 (bursting charge for general purpose bombs), and Cyclotol (shaped-charge, fragmentation bombs and grenades) explosives.

Posted by Steve 2004-1-27 1:47:53 PM|| 2004-1-27 1:47:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 thx Steve - I googled for it but got a bunch of bad references to russian magazines

Posted by Anonymous 2004-1-27 3:24:51 PM|| 2004-1-27 3:24:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Thanks Steve... I think.

Posted by Shipman 2004-1-27 3:42:39 PM|| 2004-1-27 3:42:39 PM|| Front Page Top

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