Explosive charges placed by hand to destroy obstacles, bunkers and vehicles, including the Bangalore torpedo, the satchel charge, the German Hafthohlladung magnetic hollow charge and the Krakatoa demolition device. A weapon belongs here when its cited article describes it as a demolition charge, breaching charge or hollow charge. It excludes mines and bombs. Engineers and infantry use these charges to break through wire, walls and armor at close range, and they range from tubes of explosive pushed under barbed wire to magnetic hollow charges stuck to tanks.
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Demolition belt, Wikipedia
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a demolition belt is a selected land area sown with explosive charges, mines, and other available obstacles to deny use of the land to enemy operations
Bangalore torpedo (Wikipedia)
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A Bangalore torpedo is an explosive charge placed within one or several connected tubes.
Wikipedia: Satchel charge
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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.
Wikipedia: Krakatoa (explosive)
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Krakatoa is a modular explosive device used for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) or demolitions developed by the British company Alford Technologies.
Wikipedia: Hafthohlladung
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The Hafthohlladung (German, lit. "adhesive hollow charge"), was a series of magnetically adhered, anti-tank grenades ranging from 2-10 kilograms (4.4-22.0 lb) in (nominal) weight, with the 3 kg (6.6 lb) variant the most commonly used.
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