Satchel charge

A satchel charge - or bundle charge, for improvised forms - is a demolition device, primarily intended for combat, whose primary components are a high explosive charge (such as TNT or a more potent C-4 plastic explosive), a carrying device functionally similar to a satchel or messenger bag, and a triggering mechanism; the term covers both improvised and formally designed devices.

A satchel charge - or bundle charge, for improvised forms - is a demolition device, primarily intended for combat, whose primary components are a high explosive charge (such as TNT or a more potent C-4 plastic explosive), a carrying device functionally similar to a satchel or messenger bag, and a triggering mechanism; the term covers both improvised and formally designed devices.

The World War II-era United States Army M37 Demolition Kit contained eight blocks of high explosive, with two priming assemblies, in a canvas bag with a shoulder strap.

Wehrmacht soldiers also used satchel charges as improvised solutions to destroy armored structures and vehicles.

A satchel charge, or bundle charge, for improvised forms, is a demolition device, primarily intended for combat, whose primary components are a high explosive charge (such as TNT or a more potent C-4 plastic explosive), a carrying device functionally similar to a satchel or messenger bag, and a triggering mechanism; the term covers both improvised and formally designed devices.

In World War II, combat engineers used satchel charges to demolish heavy stationary targets such as rails, obstacles, blockhouses, bunkers, caves, and bridges.

These charges, along with Molotov cocktails, were then used during the Winter War and the Continuation War, to compensate for the shortage of conventional anti-tank weapons.