Improvised Munitions Handbook – Learn How to Make Explosive Devices & Weapons from Scratch (Warfare Skills Series): Illustrated & With Clear Instructions

by U.S. Department of Defense

This manual provides detailed explanation of manufacturing munitions from seemingly innocuous locally available materials. As an official army manual, it was primarily intended to increase the potential of Special Forces and guerrilla troops, however, "Improvised Munitions Handbook" represents perfect reading for all arms enthusiasts, as well as civilians considering their safety. This edition offers simple instructions, enriched with a large number of illustrations, on various techniques for constructing many different weapons and devices made of materials that can be bought in a drug or hardware store or found in a junkyard. The instructions are presented in a way that even people normally not familiar with making and handling munitions can use them. Table of Explosives and Propellants Plastic Explosive Filler Improvised Black Powder Carbone Tet- Explosive Methyl Nitrate Dynamite Urea Nitrate Explosive Sodium Chlorate and Sugar or Aluminum Explosive… Mines and Grenades Nail Grenade Wine Bottle Cone Charge Coke Bottle Shaped Charge… Small Arms Weapons and Ammunitions Pipe Pistol for 9 mm Ammunition Shotgun (12 gauge) Carbine (7.62 mm Standard Rifle Ammunition) Rifle Cartridge… Mortars and Rockets Shotgun Grenade Launcher Fire Bottle Launcher 60 mm Mortar Projectile Launcher… Incendiary Devices Chemical Fire Bottle Gelled Flame Fuels Improvised White Flare Improvised White Smoke Munitions… Fuses, Detonators & Delay Mechanisms Electric Bulb Initiator Fuse Igniter from Book Matches Delay Igniter from Cigarette Watch Delay Timer Can-Liquid Time Delay Detonator… Miscellaneous Mousetrap Switch Knife Switch Rope Grenade Launching Technique Bicycle Generator Power Source Improvised Battery Armor Materials… Primary High Explosives Secondary High Explosives

Genres: Survival, War

379 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 2004

Reviews

[Cornelius · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a short and easy read, and whilst some things ought to be updated, as a whole it's been greatly fun to read. I keep it saved, and it's been terribly useful.

[Aodhgán · Rating 5 out of 5]

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

[Michael Warot · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was surprised that the Army published this one... but in a free society you have to let things go public to help people defend themselves against rogue elements.

One wonders what three letter agencies scan these lists.

All the stuff in the book seemed plausible at the time. It's been years though, so maybe it really doesn't work.

[Jason · Rating 3 out of 5]

Handy.

[MICHAEL CLICK · Rating 5 out of 5]

Classic holds up well!

A classic volume that holds up well. The hi-tech approach is well suited to third world type applications. You need this