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Chem filler groups
CHEMICAL FILLER GROUP A
Highly toxic liquid agents
-nerve, mustard,lewisite
Wait time for burn pad between uses?
2hrs if wet
4 hours of not wet
24 hours of black powder
Wait time before returning to a burn pad after use?
30 minutes
Hero safe
Susceptible
Unsafe
Safe- immune to effects of EMR
susceptible- ordnance contains electrically initiated devices that are adversely affect d by radio energy
Unsafe- item with explosive potential is unsafe when internal wiring is exposed; additionally electrical connections have been made; EEDS with exposed leads.
Caps inside mk663 are considered?
1.1B to 1.4S
What do green yellow and red lights mean on the mk 67?
Green -on
Yellow- unarmed
Red- armed
Do boxes of small arms ammunition need to be marked IAW 49 CFR ? Placarded?
No, ordnance assigned to 1.4S (cartridges for small arms, primers) are exempt from labeling and placarding
Hazard conditions and placards
1- octagon
2- cross
3-upside down triangle
4- diamond
Trenching
Buttressing
Venting
Trenching- 24 in below foundation as close to building as possible. 18in wide
Buttressing- ground to ceiling, 10ft out with taper at top ranging from 4-5ft. Sandbags interlock. Can use 4x4s
Venting - channel above for venting
DODIC
NALC
NSN
Dept of defense ID code
Naval ammunition and logistics code
National stock number
Where should emergency triangles be placed? How many should be carried?
100’ in front and behind; at the traffic side no more than 10’ from rear or front
What placards are required and where?
Highest classification and on all four sides
How old do you have to be to drive explosives?
18 on base 21 off base.
Max time explosive driver can drive?
8 hours unless in an emergency
What distances must drivers stop for railroad crossings?
300’ flashers and slow down
Complete stop at 15-50’
Look then cross
Convoys no less than 50’ no longer than 300’ apart
TNT
M112
M5A1
TNT- 1/4, 1/2, 1lb
M112- 1.25lb
M5A1- 2.5lbs
Det cord misfire wait time
30min
Mk 186 mod 2 wait time
1 hour for capacitors to bleed down
Shock tube misfire wait time
30min
Non electric misfire w/t
60 min
Electric misfire w/t
30 min
Can you intermix insensitive exp and non insensitive?
No will cause kick outs
Galvo battery?
Silver chloride dry cell
Cap build up area distance from explosives
50feet
Min distance between caps and explosives
25feet
Training range for IBD for water tools
MWB - 125ft (max new 24.5g)
HYDRAJET-200ft (max new 900g)
What can you dispose of by detonation?
Detonators Dynamite in bulk Explosive loaded grenades Group C Chem (wp/pwp) HE bombs, mortars, projos Rockets/missiles warheads Mines Bulk initiating explosives
Tensile strength of det cord?
50 grains/ft= plioform wrapped = 160lbs
50grains/ft=wire bound 220lbs
100/200grain/ft = 210lbs
Water mitigation
Plastic 5 gallon car boys
Wading pool 7.5x22in deep
1100 gallon tank
Pit is dug 4x diameter of munition or 1 ft minimum
NEW limit is 15.5 pounds
QDR for tunnel or cave
1800ft with 1 degree buffer on each side
K factors
K-625 fly rock
K328- non-essential personnel
K50- essential personnel (eod cp)
K40-50- inhabited building distance
K24- down range/p2 distance indoor breaching (2.3 psi-1% chance of ear drum rupture)
K18- unbarricaded exp, breaching, 5%chance of ear drum rupture
K9- barricaded explosives/barricaded intraline distance
K3.5- CCT in caves
Definition of high and low explosives
High- det velocity occurs more than speed of sounds
Low- det velocity less than speed of sound
HFDR-
1% chance being struck with hazardous drag (756ft/lbs) 1 piece / 600ft2
Max grenades disposed of at one time?
20x hand grenades
50- 40mm
100 caps
Distance Bombs awaiting detonation/objects awaiting burn?
Small piles 100’ apart at least 500’ from the pit
Detonations not to occur with in ____ or loaded/discharged at _______?
60 minutes or at night.
CO can approve night loading.
What is a cluster? What is a nest?
Cluster is 3 incendiary grenades taped together
Nest- 2 or more clusters
Amount of explosives surrounding cap or knot?
1/2” on the sides
1” on the tip
Electric misfire
3 times Check continuity 3 more times Check connection to blasting machine 3 more Change blasting machine 3 more Shunt and wait 30 min
Shock tube misfire
Multiple attempts to fire Cut 3 feet off Replace igniter Multiple attempts to fire Nothing? Wait 30 min
M81 misfire
Recock rotate 90degrees pull 3 times
Leave or replace igniter
Wait 60 min
Countercharge
Where to crimp a cap
1/8-1/4 from base
How should you deal with buried misfire charge ?
Uncover only enough to countercharge or dig into buried charge and prime into det cord
What do you do with scattered HE? Fuze/components?
Collect HE
Blow components and fuzing in place
Minimum distance for testing electric caps?
50ft downwind of explosives
Can you bury caps?
Sensitized det cord?
No use det cord to keep caps above ground
Can’t bury sensitized det cord
Military caps are equivalent to what civilian/commercial caps?
M6=NO. 8
M7= NO. 12
Water mitigation
Plastic 5 gallon car boys/ wading pool
7.5ftX 22in deep