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Old 18th Oct 2020, 06:03
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RickNRoll
 
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Originally Posted by Beamr
according to google: Torpex + some TNT.

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"The Torpex filling was poured into the base of the upturned casing by hand, after melting it in "kettles". The final stage of explosive filling required that a one-inch layer of pure TNT be poured over the Torpex filling, followed by sealing the base with a 4-inch (100 mm) layer of woodmeal-wax composite with three cylindrical recesses fitted with the explosive boosters and into which (when the bomb was finally armed), a total of three chemical time-fuses were inserted."
Not a job I'd do. Melting explosives and pouring them in by hand.
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