10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMMONAL»
Discover the use of
ammonal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
ammonal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Crumps and Camouflets: Australian Tunnelling Companies on ...
The most advanced explosive compoundwas ammonal, developed before the
war, but notwidelyknown and not immediatelyused. Ammonal comprised
amixture of ammoniumnitrate, trinitrotoluene (TNT), aluminium shavings
andcharcoal.
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Ammonal (Explosive Made Up of Ammonium Nitrate)
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Ammonal is an explosive made up of ammonium nitrate, trinitrotoluene (TNT), and aluminium powder.
Frederic P Miller, Agnes F Vandome, John McBrewster, 2011
3
Missions with No Traces
We went to Nemi, I showed him the charges and explained the ammonal was
from new packages and the detonators had just come from Allied stores in Italy,
but he insisted on checking every item to see whether it was up to standard.
4
Fields of Battle: Terrain in Military History
Therefore, for the undermining of Hooge on the Menin Road in 1915, the 175th
Tunnelling Company used a new explosive charge, ammonal, which had been
known about for 15 years but had never been used for military purposes. After a ...
P. Doyle, Matthew R. Bennett, 2002
5
Salient Points Three: Ypres & Picardy 1914-18
This one sits 65-feet below the surface with 34,000 lbs worth of ammonal as its
charge. The other two are well-hidden below the same field across the road
which held the first. Both of them about 400 feet from it, one due east containing
26,000 ...
Tony Spagnoly, Ted Smith, 1990
6
Practical Bomb Scene Investigation, Second Edition
... Japan Italy Hungary Russia Germany, Russia Hungary Cheddite Cheddite
Ammonal Ammonium nitrate Amatol Amatol Black powder Ammonal Ammonium
nitrate Ammonal Ammonium nitrate dynamite Ammonal Ammonium nitrate
Ammonit ...
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Stalin's Slave Ships: Kolyma, the Gulag Fleet, and the Role ...
Such was not to be the case, for loaded in the forward hold was a pile of loose
ammonal, a mixture of ammonium nitrate and powdered aluminum, destined for
the mines of Kolyma. On top of the mound of ammonal had been tossed a large ...
Martin J. Bollinger, 2003
No, he replies, I know we made a rule after the thermite in Meyer Mansions, but
we'll try just a teeny little bit of ammonal here in Plumbin's sink. Jesus, Max, you'
re fucken daft man, I say, what if we burn a hole through Plumbin's sink this time?
9
World War II Infantry Assault Tactics
Standard blasting caps were the No. 8 Mk I and No.27 Mk I. A variety of small
basic demolition charges - cartridges or slabs - usually came in buff packaging.
The 4oz ammonal cartridge (lin diam x 5in) was wrapped in black rubberized
fabric; ...
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Salient Points Three: Flanders and Picardy, 1914-1918
This one sits 65-feet below the surface with 34,000 lbs worth of ammonal as its
charge. The other two are well-hidden below the same field across the road
which held the first. Both of them about 400 feet from it, one due east containing
26,000 ...
Tony Spagnoly, Ted Smith, Ted Spangnoly, 2001
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMMONAL»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
ammonal is used in the context of the following news items.
Cape Breton coal miners brought their skills to battlefield
... line of deep mines under German positions at Messines Ridge that were charged with nearly 1,000,000 pounds of ammonal and gun cotton. «Cape Breton Post, May 15»
Madrid Atocha bomb scare 'a false alarm'
He claimed he was carrying 15 kilograms of the explosive ammonal — a mixture of ammonium nitrate and aluminium powder — and a number ... «The Local.es, Jan 15»
Spanish businessman with grudge crashes car into Spain's ruling …
The businessman also claimed he had with him 15kg of the explosive substance ammonal and three timing devices, El Pais reported. He said ... «RT, Dec 14»
Spain police probe attack on ruling party HQ
... had reportedly said he put two gas bottles and an explosive substance in the car, claiming that some 15 kilograms of ammonal – a mixture of ... «Press TV, Dec 14»
The World is a Stage
Ammonal was an explosive more volatile than dynamite. At 3:10 a.m. 19 mines spread over eight miles were blown all at the 'same second', ... «Tillsonburg News, Nov 14»
A History of the First World War in 100 Moments: A blast that …
The explosives contained ammonal, a potent mixture of ammonium nitrate and aluminium powder, and weighed more than 400 tons (the ... «The Independent, Jun 14»
Sobering Images Show Famous World War I Battle Sites A Century …
At 7:28 AM on July 1st, 1916 — the first day of the Battle of the Somme — British forces detonated 24 tons of ammonal (an explosive made up of ... «io9, May 14»
'Corporal Adolf Hitler was treated here' reads panel at church in …
A few Germans were found inside this little room after 91,000 pounds of ammonal blasted through the earth. Nothing appeared physically ... «Toronto Star, May 14»
Britain's parachuting dogs of war honoured in new book which …
They learned to sniff out explosives - TNT, cordite, ammonal - and how to keep low to the ground when live ammo was flying all around. «Daily Mail, Dec 13»
ATF List of Explosives Materials
Amatex. Amatol. Ammonal. Ammonium nitrate explosive mixtures (cap sensitive). *Ammonium nitrate explosive mixtures (non-cap sensitive). «Cryptome.org, Oct 13»
