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A Bangalore torpedo is an explosive charge placed within one or several connected tubes. It is used by combat engineers to clear obstacles that would otherwise require them to approach directly, possibly under fire. It is sometimes colloquially referred to as a Bangalore mine, bangers or simply Bangalore. It has been estimated that the modern Bangalore torpedo is effective for clearing a path through wire and mines up to long and wide.[citation needed]

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  • Bangalore torpedo
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  • A Bangalore torpedo is an explosive charge placed within one or several connected tubes. It is used by combat engineers to clear obstacles that would otherwise require them to approach directly, possibly under fire. It is sometimes colloquially referred to as a Bangalore mine, bangers or simply Bangalore. It has been estimated that the modern Bangalore torpedo is effective for clearing a path through wire and mines up to long and wide.[citation needed]
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  • 90.0
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is explosive
  • yes
Origin
  • Bangalore, India
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  • TNT, C4
Service
  • 1914(xsd:integer)
Name
  • Bangalore torpedo
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is UK
  • yes
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design date
  • 1912(xsd:integer)
Designer
  • Captain McClintock
abstract
  • A Bangalore torpedo is an explosive charge placed within one or several connected tubes. It is used by combat engineers to clear obstacles that would otherwise require them to approach directly, possibly under fire. It is sometimes colloquially referred to as a Bangalore mine, bangers or simply Bangalore. It has been estimated that the modern Bangalore torpedo is effective for clearing a path through wire and mines up to long and wide.[citation needed] Per US Army FM 5-250 section 1-14, page 1-12 "b. Use. The primary use of the torpedo is clearing paths through wire obstacles and heavy undergrowth. It will clear a 3- to 4-metre wide path through wire obstacles."
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