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  1. @X084@X05.@X0851 @X03    SHAPED CHARGES
  2.  
  3.      @X08A shaped charge is an explosive device that@X05,@X08 upon detonation@X05,@X08 directs
  4. the explosive force of detonation at a small target area@X05.@X08  This process can be
  5. used to breach the strongest armor@X05,@X08 since forces of literally millions of pounds
  6. of pressure per square inch can be generated@X05.@X08  Shaped charges employ high@X05-@X08order
  7. explosives@X05,@X08 and usually electric ignition systems@X05.@X08  KEEP IN MIND THAT ALL
  8. EXPLOSIVES ARE DANGEROUS@X05,@X08 AND SHOULD NEVER BE MADE OR USED@X05!@X08@X05!@X08
  9.  
  10. @X05.@X08PA
  11.  
  12.      An example of a shaped charge is shown below@X05.@X08
  13.  
  14.                  @X05+@X08 wire@X05 ________              _______ @X05-@X08 wire
  15.                                 @X05|            |
  16.                                 |            |
  17.                                 |            |
  18.  _                    @X03__________|@X03____________@X05|@X03____________
  19.  ^                    | ________|@X03____________@X05|@X03__________ |
  20.  |                    | |       @X05|            |         @X03| |
  21.  |                    @X03| |       @X05 \ @X08igniter  @X05/@X08          @X03| |
  22.  |                    @X03| |          @X05\______@X05/@X08            @X03| |
  23.  |                    @X03| |     @X08priming charge           @X03| |
  24.  |                    | |   @X05(@X08mercury fulminate@X05)@X08       @X03 | |
  25.  |                    @X03| |             @X05^                @X03| |
  26.  |                    | |            @X05/@X08 @X05\               @X03| |
  27.  |                    @X03| |           @X05/@X08  @X05 \              @X03| |
  28.  |                    @X03| |          @X05/@X08   @X05  \             @X03| |
  29.  |                    @X03| |         @X05/@X08       @X05\            @X03| |
  30.  |                    @X03| |        @X05/@X08        @X05 \           @X03| |
  31.  |                    @X03| |       @X05/@X08         @X05  \          @X03| |
  32.                       @X03| |      @X05/@X08             @X05\         @X03| |
  33. @X08 8 inches high        @X03| |     @X05/@X08              @X05 \        @X03| |
  34.                       @X03| |    @X05/@X08       high    @X05  \       @X03| |
  35.  |                    @X03| |   @X05/@X08     explosive   @X05  \      @X03| |
  36.  |                    @X03| |  @X05/@X08        charge     @X05  \     @X03| |
  37.  |                    @X03| | @X05/@X08                     @X05  \    @X03| |
  38.  |                    @X03| |@X05/@X08                       @X05  \   @X03| |
  39.  |                    @X03| |            @X05 ^                @X03| |
  40.  |                    | |            @X05/ \               @X03| |
  41.  |                    @X03| |           @X05/   \              @X03| |
  42.  |                    @X03| |          @X05/     \             @X03| |
  43.  |                    @X03| |         @X05/       \            @X03| |
  44.  |                    @X03| |        @X05/         \           @X03| |
  45.  |                    @X03| |       @X05/           \          @X03| |
  46.  |                    @X03| |      @X05/             \         @X03| |
  47.  |                    @X03| |     @X05/               \        @X03| |
  48.  |                    @X03| |    @X05/                 \       @X03| | @X05-@X08@X05-@X08@X05-@X08@X05-@X08@X05-@X08 1@X05/@X082 inch thick
  49. @X03 |                    @X03| |   @X05/                   \      @X03| |@X08         steel pipe
  50. @X03 |                    @X03| |  @X05/                     \     @X03| |
  51.  |                    @X03| | @X05/                       \    @X03| |
  52.  |                    @X03| |@X05/                          \  @X03| |
  53.  |     @X08hole for       @X03| |                              | |       @X08hole for@X03
  54.  |      @X08screw   @X03      | |                              | |        @X08 screw @X03
  55.  |                    | |                              | |
  56.  V_______  ___________| |                              | |___________  ________
  57.  |______|  |____________|                              |_____________| |______|
  58.  
  59.  
  60.                          |<@X05-@X08@X05-@X08@X05-@X08@X05-@X08@X05-@X08@X05-@X08@X05-@X08 8 inches @X05-@X08@X05-@X08@X05-@X08@X05-@X08@X05-@X08@X05-@X08@X05-@X08@X05-@X03>|
  61.  
  62.     @X08 If a device such as this is screwed to a safe@X05,@X08 for example@X05,@X08 it would
  63. direct most of the explosive force at a point about 1 inch away from the opening
  64. of the pipe@X05.@X08 The basis for shaped charges is a cone@X05-@X08shaped opening in the
  65. explosive material@X05.@X08  This cone should have an angle of 45 degrees@X05.@X08  A device
  66. such as this one could also be attached to a metal surface with a powerful
  67. electromagnet@X05.@X08
  68.