ANARCHY 'N' EXPLOSIVES - VOLUME 7 ================================= By Doctor Dissector, 6/16/89 FIRE FUDGE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- a. Description. (1) This item consists of a mixture of sugar and potassium chlorate in a hot water solution which solidifies when cooled to room temperature. It can be used to ignite most incendiaries, except thermite. It may be used directly as an incendiary on rags, dry paper, dry hay, or in the combustible vapor above liquid fuels. (2) The igniter can be initiated by a fuse cord, string fuse, or concen- trated sulfuric acid. (3) Fire fudge resembles a white sugar fudge having a smooth, hard sur- face. The advantage of this igniter material over Sugar-Chlorate, is its moldability. The procedure for preparation must be followed closely to obtain a smooth, uniform material with a hard surface. CAUTION: THIS MATERIAL IS POISONOUS AND MUST NOT BE EATEN. b. Material and Equipment. Granulated Sugar (NOT powdered or confectioners) Potassium chlorate (no coarser than the sugar) Metallic, glass, or enameled pan. Measuring container Spoon (non-metallic) Thermometer (200-250 degrees Fahrenheit) c. Preparation. (1) Clean the pan by boiling some clean water in it for about five minutes. Discard the water, pour one measureful of clean water into the pan and warm it. Dry the measuring container and add one measure- full of sugar. Stir the liquid until the sugar dissolves. (2) Boil the solution until a fairly thick syrup is obtained. (3) Remove the pan from the source of heat to a distance of at least six feet and shut off the heat. Rapidly add two measurefuls of potassium chlorate. Stir gently for a minute to mix the syrup and powder, then pour or spoon the mixture into appropriate molds. If the mold is paper, it can usually be peeled off when the fire fudge cools and hardens. Pieces of cardboard or paper adhering to the igniter will not impair its use. Pyrex, glass, or ceramic molds can be used when a clear, smooth surface is desired. It is recommended that section thickness of molded fire fudge be at least one-half inch. If desired, molded fire fudge can be safely broken with the fingers. CAUTION: OF THIS IGNITER MATERIAL IS CARELESSLY HANDLED WITH EXCESSIVE BUMPING OR SCRAPING, IT COULD PRESENT ITSELF AS A HAZARD. d. Application. (1) Place a piece of fire fudge on top of the incendiary. Minimum size should be about one inch square and one-half inch thick. Prepare the fire fudge for ignition with a fuse cord, string fuse, or concentrated sulfuric acid in the normal manner. (2) If only battery grade sulfuric acid is available, it must be concen- trated before use to a specific gravity of 1.835, by heading it in an enameled, heat resistant glass or porcelain pot, until dens, white fumes appear. (3) When used to ignite flammable liquids, wrap a quantity of the igniter mixture in a non-absorbent material and suspend it inside the container near the open top. The container must remain open for easy ignition and combustion of the flammable liquid. (4) To minimize the hazard of premature ignition of flammable liquid vapors, allow at least two feet of fuse to extend from the top edge of an open container of flammable liquid before lighting the fuse. INCENDIARY BRICK ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- a. Description. (1) This incendiary is composed of potassium chlorate, sulfur, sugar, iron filings, and wax. When properly made, it looks like an ordinary building brick and can be easily transported without detection. The incendiary brick will ignite wooden walls, floors, and many other combustible materials. (2) This incendiary can be directly ignited by all igniters. To ignite this incendiary with White Phosphorus Solution, the solution must first be poured on absorbent paper and the paper placed on top of the brick. b. Material and Equipment. Parts By Volume Potassium chlorate (powdered).......................... 40 Sulfur (powdered)...................................... 15 Granulated sugar....................................... 20 Iron filings........................................... 10 Wax (beeswax or candle wax)............................ 15 Spoon or stick Brick mild Red paint Measuring cup or can Double boiler Heat source (hot plate or stove) c. Preparation. (1) Fill the bottom half of the double boiler with water and bring to a boil. (2) Place the upper half of the boiler on the lower portion and add the wax, sulfur, granulated sugar, and iron filings in the proper amount. (3) Stir well to blend all the materials evenly. (4) Remove the upper half of the double boiler from the lower portion and either shut off the heat source or move the upper section several feet from the fire. CAUTION: EXTREME CARE SHOULD BE EXERCISED AT THIS POINT BECAUSE ACCIDENTAL IGNITION OF THE MIXTURE IS POSSIBLE. SOME MEANS OF EXTINGUISHING A FIRE SHOULD BE ACCESSIBLE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP FACE, HANDS, AND CLOTHING AT A REASONABLY SAFE DISTANCE DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE PREPARATION. A FACE SHIELD AND FIREPROOF GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED. (5) CAREFULLY add the required amount of potassium chlorate and again stir well to obtain a homogeneous mixture. (6) Pour the mixture into a brick mold and set aside until it cools and hardens. (7) When hard, remove the incendiary from the mold, and paint it red to simulate a normal building brick. d. Application. (1) When painted, the incendiary brick can be carried with normal construction materials and placed in or on combustible materials. (2) A short time delay in ignition can be obtained by combining fuses and one of the igniters. PETN - Pentaerythrite Tetranitrate - (penta, niperyth, penthrit) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PETN is a high explosive used in detonating that is one of the most powerful military explosives, almost equal in force to nitroglycerine and RDX. When used in a detonating cord, it has a detonation velocity of 21,000 feet per second and is relatively insensitive to friction and shock from handling and transportation. PREPARATION: Four hundred cc. of strong white nitric acid-prepared by adding a little urea to fuming nitric acid, warming, and blowing dry air through it until it is completely decolorized-is cooled in a 600 cc. beaker in a freezing mixture of ice and salt. One hundred grams of pentaerythrite, ground to pass a 50-mesh sieve, is added to the acid a little at a time with efficient stirring while the temperature is kept below 5 degrees. After all has been added, the stirring and the cooling are continued for 15 minutes. The mixture is then drowned in about 4 liters of cracked ice and water. The crude product, amounting to about 221 grams or 95% of the theory, is filtered off, washed free from acid, digested for an hour with a liter of hot 0.5% sodium carbonate solution, again filtered off and washed, dried, and finally recrystallized from acetone. A good commercial sample of PETN melts at 138.0- 138.5 degrees. The pure material melts at 140.5-141.0 degrees, short prismatic needles, insoluble in water, difficultly soluble in alcohol and ether. RDX - Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine - (Cyclonite, Hexagon, T4) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- RDX is a white crystalline solid that exhibits very high shattering power. It is commonly used as a booster in explosive trains or as a main bursting charge. It is stable in storage, and when combined with proper additives, may be cast or press loaded. It may be initiated by lead azide or mercury fulminate. PREPARATION: Detailed instructions are not available on the preperation of this product at this time, but if you are a good chemist, you will be able to make it from the brief description following- Cyclonite, prepared by the nitration of hexamethylenetetramine (C6H12N4), is derived ultimately from no other raw materials than coke, air, and water. Hexamethylenetetramine has basic properties and forms a nitrate (C6H12N4-2HNO3, m.p. 165 degrees) that is soluble in water, insoluble in alcohol, ether, chloroform, and acetone. The product C3H6O6N6, prepared by nitrating this nitrate is cyclonite. Another method of extracting RDX is by treating hexamethylenetetramine directly with strong nitric acid. In the acid process, the tetramine is added slowly in small portions at a time to nitric acid (1.52 s.g.) at a temperature of 20-20 degrees. When all the tetramine and acid are mixed, warm the liquid to 55 degrees. The allow the mixture to stand for a few minutes, allowing it to cool to 20 degrees, and the product will be precipitated with the addition of water. One example is 50 grams of the hexamethylenetetramine added to 550 grams of 100% nitric acid at 30 degrees, over a period of 15 minutes; the mixture was cooled to 0 degrees, held at 0 degrees for 20 minutes, and the drowned with water. A chemical diagram of the chemicals and the reaction are shown below. N NO2 _/|\_ | _/ | \_ N CH2/ CH2 \CH2 / \ | | | CH2 CH2+3CH2O+NH3 | N | + 3HNO3 ----------> | | | / \ | NO2-N N-NO2 | CH2 CH2 | \ / | / \ | CH2 N/ \N \__ __/ Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine \ / CH2 Hexamethylenetetramine COMPOSITION B ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Composition B is a high-explosive mixture with a relative effectiveness higher than that of TNT. It is also more sensitive than TNT. It is composed of RDX (59%), TNT (40%), and wax (1%). Because of its shattering power and high rate of detonation, Composition B is used as the main charge in certain models of bangalore torpedoes and shaped charges. COMPOSITION C4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Composition C4 is the most common military plastic explosive. It is often referred to as C4 Plasique. C4 is a white plastic high-explosive more powerful than TNT. It consists of 91% RDX and 9% plastic binder. It remains plastic over a wide range of temperatures (-70 to 170 degrees Fahrenheit), and is about as sensitive as TNT. It is eroded less than other plastic explosives when immersed under water for long periods. Because of its high detonation velocity and its plasticity, C4 is well suited for gutting steel and timber and for breaching concrete. PENTOLITE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pentolite is a high explosive mixture of equal proportions of PETN and TNT. It is light yellow and is used as the main bursting charge in grenades, small shells, and shaped charges. Pentolite may be melted and cast in the container. Pentolite should not be drilled to produce cavities, forming tools should be used. Well, that is about it... Hope you have a good one... and as for the next volume of ANE, I don't know... I write it whenever I feel like it, whenever I'm in a boring mood, whatever... 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