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Improvised Munitions Handbook by U.S. Department of Defense is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Improvised Munitions Handbook about?
In Unconventional Warfare operations it may be impossible or unwise to use conventional military munitions as tools in the conduct of certain missions. It may be necessary instead to fabricate the required munitions from locally available or unassuming materials. The purpose of this manual is to increase the potential of Special Forces and guerrilla troops by describing in detail the manufacture of munitions from seemingly innocuous locally available materials. Table of Explosives and propellants (including igniters); Mines and Grenades; Small Arms Weapons and Ammunition; Mortars and Rockets; Incendiary Devices; Fuses, Detonators & Delay Mechanisms; Miscellaneous. The manual has many pictures and is written to make understanding easy.
Who reads Improvised Munitions Handbook?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- U.S. Department of Defense
- Publisher
- Pentagon Publishing
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780975900901
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Engineering, Weapons, United States
- Rating
- 4.4 / 5 (87 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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