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An explosive weapon generally uses high explosive to project blast and often fragmentation from a point of detonation.. Explosive weapons may be subdivided by their method of manufacture into explosive ordnance and improvised explosive devices ().
Pomeroy bullets were used by fighter aircraft attacking zeppelins. The Pomeroy bullet was designed by New Zealander John Pomeroy (1873–1950) as an anti-zeppelin weapon. . Pomeroy bullets were supposed to explode when encountering the minimal resistance of fabric envelopes containing hydrogen gas holding the zeppelin
The original Mk 2 grenade had a 3 ⁄ 8-inch (9.5 mm) threaded plug in its base, which covered the opening used to place the explosive filling, either 1.85 oz (52 g) of TNT, 2.33 oz (66 g) of Trojan explosive (a mixture of 40% nitrostarch, ammonium nitrate, and sodium nitrate), 1.85 oz (52 g) of a 50/50 amatol/nitrostarch mixture, or 1.85 oz (52 g) of Grenite (a mixture of 95% nitrostarch and ...
Since the gun wasn't originally meant for field use it was prone to stoppages due to dust and dirt. [6] It had a cyclic rate of fire of 120 rounds per minute but its top loaded 10 round clip was slow to change, which meant that although easy to wield it had a limited time on target and slow practical rate of fire.
Production number Class Tactical numbering First flight Remarks Fate Image LZ 26: N: Z XII 14 December 1914 Z XII made 11 attacks in northern France and at the eastern front, dropping 20,000 kg (44,000 lb) of bombs; by the summer of 1915 Z 12 had dropped around 9,000 kg (20,000 lb) of bombs on the Warsaw to Petrograd trunk railway line between the stations at Malkina and Białystok.
Category for Zeppelin-designated airships originated by Ferdinand von Zeppelin ... This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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]
The following list of modern armament manufacturers presents major companies producing modern weapons and munitions for military, paramilitary, government agency and civilian use. The companies are listed by their full name followed by the short form, or common acronym, if any, in parentheses. The country the company is based in, if the ...