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  2. HMX - Wikipedia

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    HMX, also called octogen, is a powerful and relatively insensitive nitroamine high explosive chemically related to RDX. The compound's name is the subject of much speculation, having been variously listed as High Melting Explosive , High-velocity Military Explosive , or High-Molecular-weight RDX .

  3. Skyblock - Wikipedia

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    Skyblock is a minigame in the sandbox video game Minecraft. [1] The original minigame consists of a small island floating in the air, on which a player must survive on, [2] although the gameplay and rules may vary. [3] It was originally created by a user going by the name Noobcrew in 2011, and subsequently published to minecraftforum. [4]

  4. Mk 153 Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon

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    The Mk 153 Mod 0 SMAW fires 83 mm (3.3-inch) rockets through an 83.5 mm (3.29-inch) diameter launch tube. The system can fire a variety of encased rockets, such as the Mk 3 Mod 0 High-Explosive Dual Mode (HEDM) Rocket, the Mk 6 Mod 0 High-Explosive Anti-Armor (HEAA) Rocket, the Mk 7 Mod 0 Common Practice Rocket, and the Mk 80 Mod 0 Novel ...

  5. Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System - Wikipedia

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    The first sortie carried the rocket and launcher, and the second sortie fired an inert, unguided rocket to ensure the weapon would separate from the aircraft. Two armed rockets were fired during the third sortie from 10,000 and 15,000 feet. The second rocket launched into a 70 knot headwind, and both impacted within inches of the target.

  6. Shaped charge - Wikipedia

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    The jet cuts any material in its path, to a depth depending on the size and materials used in the charge. Generally, the jet penetrates around 1 to 1.2 times [56] the charge width. For the cutting of complex geometries, there are also flexible versions of the linear shaped charge, these with a lead or high-density foam sheathing and a ductile ...

  7. Rocket-propelled grenade - Wikipedia

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    The round is a 105 mm (4.1 in) tandem shaped charge with a weight of 10.3 kg (23 lb) and has a range of 200 m (660 ft) and a stated penetration capability in excess of 600 mm (24 in) rolled homogeneous armor (RHA) (after ERA), 1,500 mm (59 in) reinforced concrete, 2,000 mm (79 in), and 3,700 mm (150 in) of soil. [18]

  8. RDX - Wikipedia

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    c 6 h 12 n 4 + 10 hno 3 → c 3 h 6 n 6 o 6 + 3 ch 2 (ono 2) 2 + nh 4 no 3 + 3 h 2 o The conventional cheap nitration agent, called "mixed acid", cannot be used for RDX synthesis because concentrated sulfuric acid conventionally used to stimulate the nitronium ion formation decomposes hexamine into formaldehyde and ammonia.

  9. Hypergolic propellant - Wikipedia

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    The only rocket-powered fighter ever deployed was the Messerschmitt Me 163B Komet. The Komet had a HWK 109-509, a rocket motor which consumed methanol/hydrazine as fuel and high test peroxide T-Stoff as oxidizer. The hypergolic rocket motor had the advantage of fast climb and quick-hitting tactics at the cost of being very volatile and capable ...