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Barrack buster is the colloquial name given to several improvised mortars, developed in the 1990s by the engineering group of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). The first barrack buster - known to the British security forces as the Mark 15 mortar - consisted of a one metre long metal propane cylinder with a diameter of 36 cm that contained around 70 kg of home-made explosives and with a range between 75 and 275 m. The cylinder is an adaptation of a commercial 'Kosangas' gas cylinder for heating and cooking gas used in rural areas in Ireland.

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  • Barrack buster
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  • Barrack buster is the colloquial name given to several improvised mortars, developed in the 1990s by the engineering group of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). The first barrack buster - known to the British security forces as the Mark 15 mortar - consisted of a one metre long metal propane cylinder with a diameter of 36 cm that contained around 70 kg of home-made explosives and with a range between 75 and 275 m. The cylinder is an adaptation of a commercial 'Kosangas' gas cylinder for heating and cooking gas used in rural areas in Ireland.
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is explosive
  • yes
detonation
  • impact
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filling
Name
  • Mk-15 Barrack Buster
is artillery
  • yes
Type
Caption
  • IRA's Barrack Buster mortar
Max range
  • 275(xsd:integer)
Cartridge
  • HE 196–220 pounds
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Caliber
  • 320.0
Manufacturer
  • home-made
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is ranged
  • yes
design date
  • 1992(xsd:integer)
abstract
  • Barrack buster is the colloquial name given to several improvised mortars, developed in the 1990s by the engineering group of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). The first barrack buster - known to the British security forces as the Mark 15 mortar - consisted of a one metre long metal propane cylinder with a diameter of 36 cm that contained around 70 kg of home-made explosives and with a range between 75 and 275 m. The cylinder is an adaptation of a commercial 'Kosangas' gas cylinder for heating and cooking gas used in rural areas in Ireland. It was first used in an attack on 7 December 1992 against a security base in Ballygawley, County Tyrone, in Northern Ireland, injuring a number of RUC officers. The projectile was deflected by the branches of a tree, which prevented further damage.
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