Robert Crawley
Tue, 29 Oct 2002 09:52:59 -0800
This is what I was talking about: Thermate grenades: these special-purpose grenades are (obviously) filled with a substance called thermate. Thermate is a powdered mixture of 1 part barium nitrate, 2 parts aluminum, and 3 parts iron oxide (rust). The aluminum and iron oxide particles are known as thermite, and when ignited by a very hot-burning fuse substance such as magnesium, the resulting incendiary reaction can easily melt steel. The burning liquid metal produced by the reaction has an accelerated heating/corrosion effect, and an M14 thermate grenade is said to be capable of burning a hole through a 1/2-inch thick steel plate. The addition of barium nitrate distinguishes thermate from thermite, and it allows the mixture to burn even when submerged underwater. Unlike the anti-personnel WP grenades, thermate grenades can be used to damage vehicles, small buildings, stored munitions, etc. The burning metal welds parts together, burns holes through plate, and distorts structural components. However, the area of destruction is quite small, so these grenades are not very widely used.
Robert Crawley Elite Precision Fabricators, Inc. Programming (936) 449-6823 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-europa@;klx.com]On Behalf Of Robert Crawley Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 5:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: No power sources available These "grenades" don't so much as create a blast, as just sit there and generate a lot of heat. A lot like a flare. You can set one of these things on the hood of a truck and it will quickly find its way to the ground. About the only way to put it out, is to either let itself burn out or apply copper oxide. Robert Crawley Elite Precision Fabricators, Inc. Programming (936) 449-6823 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-europa@;klx.com]On Behalf Of Robert J. Bradbury Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 5:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: No power sources available On Mon, 28 Oct 2002, Robert Crawley wrote: > Yes, that should work nicely. Let's see... drop grenade on ice. Wait 30-45 > minutes. Drop grenade #2 down the hole. Wait a few minutes before it gets to > the bottom. Wait another 30-45 minutes. Drop grenade #3... this might take a > little while. Rob, I'll be happy to pat you on the back as you begin to trek up the mountian with the sled with thousands of said grenaides on it. Actually you have the problem that in a glacier, you will generate a slight pocket in the ice, maybe some water, which will quickly refreeze as the ice around it absorbs the heat of the explosion. Robert == You are subscribed to the Europa Icepick mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Project information and list (un)subscribe info: http://klx.com/europa/ == You are subscribed to the Europa Icepick mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Project information and list (un)subscribe info: http://klx.com/europa/ == You are subscribed to the Europa Icepick mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Project information and list (un)subscribe info: http://klx.com/europa/