Grim #1 @3460 Sun Nov 25 21:54:56 1990 _______________________________ /FROM METAL SHOP: THE DARK TOWER\ / PHASE II---314-432-0756 \ ************************************** * IMPROVISED MUNITIONS HANDBOOK * ************************************** * \ / * * \ RETYPED BY / * * \ TARAN KING / * * \ / * ************************************** \ SPECIAL THANX TO THE / \ FOLLOWING PEOPLE: / \PIGSIN SPACE, THE / \ FLASHING JAV, / \NAPOLEON SOLO,/ \ KNIGHT / \LIGHTNING,/ \AND MAN-/ \TOOTH./ \----/ THE FOLLOWING IS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY TECHNICAL MANUAL "IMPROVISED MUNITIONS HANDBOOK". THE BOOK ORIGINALLY CAME WITH PICTURES, BUT I WILL JUST TYPE UP THE STEPS, SO YOU'LL HAVE TO IMPROVISE ON WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE (AS IF IT REALLY MATTERED). I DON'T SUGGEST DOING THEM, (DISCLAIMER, EH?) BUT I'M TELLING YOU HOW TO IF YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW. HAVE PHUN. _______________________________________________________________________ | EXPLOSIVES AND PROPELLANTS | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PLASTIC EXPLOSIVE FILLER ------------------------ A PLASTIC EXPLOSIVE FILLER CAN BE MADE FROM POTASSIUM CHLORATE AND PETROLEUM JELLY. THIS EXPLOSIVE CAN BE DETONATED WITH COMMERCIAL #8 OR ANY MILITARY BLASTING CAP. MATERIALS REQUIRED HOW USED ------------------ -------- POTASSIUM CHLORATE MEDICINE MANUFACTURE OF MATCHES PETROLEUM JELLY (VASELINE) MEDICINE LUBRICANT PIECE OF ROUND STICK WIDE BOWL OR OTHER CONTAINER FOR MIXING INGREDIENTS PROCEDURE --------- 1. SPREAD POTASSIUM CHLORATE CRYSTALS THINLY ON A HARD SURFACE. ROLL THE ROUND STICK OVER CRYSTALS TO CRUSH INTO A VERY FINE POWDER UNTIL IT LOOKS LIKE FACE POWDER OR WHEAT FLOUR. 2. PLACE 9 PARTS POWDERED POTASSUIM CHLORATE AND 1 PART PETROLEUM JELLY IN A WIDE BOWL OR SIMILAR CONTAINER. MIX INGREDIENTS WITH HANDS (KNEAD) UNTIL A UNIFORM PASTE IS OBTAINED. ************NOTE**********STORE EXPLOSIVE IN A WATERPROOF CONTAINER UNTIL READY FOR USE!!!! POTASSIUM NITRATE ----------------- POTASSIUM NITRATE (SALTPETER) CAN BE EXTRACTED FROM MANY NATURAL SOURCES AND CAN BE USED TO MAKE NITRIC ACID, BLACK POWDER, AND MANY PYROTECHNICS. THE YIELD RANGES FROM .1 TO 10% BY WEIGHT, DEPENDING ON THE FERTILITY OF THE SOIL. MATERIALS SOURCE --------- ------ NITRATE BEARING EARTH OR OTHER SOIL CONTAINING OLD DECAYED VEGETABLE MATERIAL, ABOUT 3-1/2 GALLONS OR ANIMAL MATTER; (13-1/2 LITERS). OLD CELLARS AND/OR FARM DIRT FLOORS; EARTH FROM OLD BURIAL GROUNDS; DECAYED STONE OR MORTAR BUILDING FOUNDATIONS FINE WOOD ASHES, ABOUT 1/2 CUP TOTALLY BURNED WHITISH WOOD ASH POWDER (1/8 LITER). TOTALLY BURNED PAPER (BLACK) BUCKET OR SIMILAR CONTAINER, ABOUT 5 GALLONS (19 LITERS) IN VOLUME (PLASTIC, METAL, OR WOOD). 2 PIECES OF FINELY WOVEN CLOTH, EACH SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN BOTTOM OF BUCKET. SHALLOW PAN OR DISH, AT LEAST AS LARGE AS BOTTOM OF BUCKET. SHALLOW HEAT RESISTANT CONTAINER (CERAMIC, METAL, ETC.). WATER - 1-3/4 GALLONS (6-3/4 LITERS) AWL, KNIFE, SCREWDRIVER, OR OTHER HOLE PRODUCING INSTRUMENT. ALCOHOL ABOUT 1 GALLON (4 LITERS) (WHISKEY, RUBBING ALCOHOL, ETC.). HEAT SOURCE (FIRE, ELECTRIC HEATER, ETC.). PAPER. TAPE. ***********NOTE: ONLY THE RATIOS OF THE AMOUNTS OF INGREDIENTS ARE IMPORTANT. THUS, FOR TWICE AS MUCH POTASSIUM NITRATE, DOUBLE QUANTITIES USED. PROCEDURE --------- 1. PUNCH HOLES IN BOTTOM OF BUCKET. SPREAD ONE PIECE OF CLOTH INSIDE OF BUCKET. 2. PLACE WOOD ASHES ON CLOTH AND SPREAD TO MAKE A LAYER ABOUT THE THICKNESS OF THE CLOTH. PLACE SECOND PIECE OF CLOTH ON TOP OF ASHES. 3. PLACE DIRT IN BUCKET. 4. PLACE BUCKET OVER SHALLOW CONTAINER. BUCKET MAY BE SUPPORTED ON STICKS IF NECESSARY. 5. BOIL WATER AND POUR IT OVER EARTH IN BUCKET A LITTLE AT A TIME. ALLOW WATER TO RUN THROUGH HOLES IN BUCKET INTO SHALLOW CONTAINER. BE SURE WATER GOES THROUGH *ALL* OF THE EARTH. ALLOW DRAINED LIQUID TO COOL AND SETTLE FOR 1 TO 2 HOURS. ************NOTE: DO NOT POUR ALL OF THE WATER AT ONCE, SINCE THIS MAY CAUSE STOPPAGE. 6. CAREFULLY DRAIN OFF LIQUID INTO HEAT RESISTANT CONTAINER. DISCARD ANY SLUDGE REMAINING IN BOTTOM OF THE SHALLOW CONTAINER. 7. BOIL MIXTURE OVER HOT FIRE FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS. SMALL GRAINS OF SALT WILL BEGIN TO APPEAR IN THE SOLUTION. SCOOP THESE OUT AS THEY FORM, USING ANY TYPE OF IMPROVISED STRAINER (PAPER, ETC.). 8. WHEN LIQUID HAS BOILED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY HALF ITS ORIGINAL VOLUME, REMOVE FROM FIRE AND LET SIT. AFTER HALF AN HOUR ADD AN EQUAL VOLUME OF ALCOHOL. WHEN MIXTURE IS POURED THROUGH PAPER, SMALL WHITE CRYSTALS WILL COLLECT ON TOP OF IT. 9. TO PURIFY THE POTASSUIM NITRATE, RE-DESOLVE THE DRY CRYSTALS IN THE SMALLEST POSSIBLE AMOUNT OF BOILED WATER. REMOVE ANY SALT CRYSTALS THAT APPEAR (STEP 7); POUR THROUGH AN IMPROVISED FILTER MADE OF SEVERAL PIECES OF PAPER AND EVAPORATE OR GENTLY HEAT THE CONCENTRATED SOLUTION TO DRYNESS. 10.SPREAD CRYSTALS ON FLAT SURFACE AND ALLOW TO DRY. THE POTASSIUM NITRATE CRYSTALS ARE NOW READY FOR USE. IMPROVISED BLACK POWDER ----------------------- BLACK POWDER CAN BE PREPARED IN A SIMPLE, SAFE MANNER. IT MAY BE USED AS BLASTING OR GUN POWDER. MATERIALS REQUIRED ------------------ POTASSIUM NITRATE, GRANULATED, 3 CUPS (3/4 LITER) WOOD CHARCOAL, POWDERED, 2 CUPS (1/2 LITER) SULFER, POWDERED, 1/2 CUP (1/8 LITER) ALCOHOL, 5 PINTS (2-1/2 LITERS) (WHISKEY, RUBBING ALCOHOL, ETC.) WATER, 3 CUPS (3/4 LITER) HEAT SOURCE 2 BUCKETS-EACH 2 GALLON (7-1/2 LITERS) CAPACITY, AT LEAST ONE OF WHICH IS HEAT RESISTANT (METAL, CERAMIC, ETC.) FLAT WINDOW SCREENING, AT LEAST 1 FOOT (30 CM) SQUARE LARGE WOODEN STICK CLOTH, AT LEAST 2 FEET (60 CM) SQUARE PROCEDURE --------- 1. PLACE ALCOHOL IN ONE OF THE BUCKETS. 2. PLACE POTASSIUM NITRATE, CHARCOAL, AND SULFER IN THE HEAT RESISTANT BUCKET. ADD 1 CUP WATER AND MIX THOROUGHLY WITH WOODEN STICK UNTIL ALL INGREDIENTS ARE DISSOLVED. 3. ADD REMAINING WATER (2 CUPS) TO MIXTURE. PLACE BUCKET ON HEAT SOURCE AND STIR UNTIL SMALL BUBBLES BEGIN TO FORM. **********CAUTION: DO NOT BOIL MIXTURE. BE SURE *ALL* MIXTURE STAYS WET. IF ANY IS DRY, AS ON SIDES OF PAN, IT MAY IGNITE. 4. REMOVE BUCKET FROM HEAT AND POUR MIXTURE INTO ALCOHOL WHILE STIRRING VIGOROUSLY. 5. LET ALCOHOL MIXTURE STAND ABOUT 5 MINUTES. STRAIN MIXTURE THROUGH CLOTH TO OBTAIN BLACK POWDER. DISCARD LIQUID. WRAP CLOTH AROUND BLACK POWDER AND SQUEEZE TO REMOVE ALL EXCESS LIQUID. 6. PLACE SCREENING OVER DRY BUCKET. PLACE WORKABLE AMOUNT OF DAMP POWDER ON SCREEN AND GRANULATE BY RUBBING SOLID THROUGH SCREEN. **********NOTE: IF GRANULATED PARTICLES APPEAR TO STICK TOGETHER AND CHANGE SHAPE, RECOMBINE ENTIRE BATCH OF POWDER AND REPEAT STEPS 5 & 6. 7. SPREAD GRANULATED BLACK POWDER ON FLAT DRY SURFACE SO THAT LAYER ABOUT 1/2 INCH (1-1/4 CM) IS FORMED. ALLOW TO DRY. USE RADIATOR, OR DIRECT SUNLIGHT. THIS SHOULD BE DRIED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, PREFERABLY IN ONE HOUR. THE LONGER THE DRYING PERIOD, THE LESS EFFECTIVE THE BLACK POWDER. ***************CAUTION: REMOVE FROM HEAT *AS SOON AS* GRANULES ARE DRY. BLACK POWDER IS NOW READY FOR USE. NITRIC ACID ----------- NITRIC ACID IS USED IN THE PREPARATION OF MANY EXPLOSIVES, INCENDIARY MIXTURES, AND ACID DELAY TIMERS. IT MAY BE PREPARED BY DISTILLING A MIXTURE OF POTASSIUM NITRATE AND CONCENTRATED SULFURIC ACID. MATERIALS REQUIRED SOURCES ------------------ ------- POTASSIUM NITRATE (2 PARTS BY VOLUME) DRUG STORE IMPROVISED *CONCENTRATED* SULFURIC ACID (1 PART MOTOR VEHICLE BATTERIES BY VOLUME) INDUSTRIAL PLANTS 2 BOTTLES OR CERAMIC JUGS (NARROW NECKS ARE PREFERABLE) POT OR FRYING PAN HEAT SOURCE (WOOD, COAL, OR CHARCOAL) TAPE (PAPER, ELECTRICAL, MASKING, ETC. BUT *NOT* CELLOPHANE) PAPER OR RAGS *********IMPORTANT: IF SULFURIC ACID IS OBTAINED FROM A MOTOR VEHICLE BATTERY, CONCENTRATE IT BY BOILING IT *UNTIL* WHITE FUMES APPEAR. ******DO NOT INHALE FUMES!!!****** *********NOTE: THE AMOUNT OF NITRIC ACID PRODUCED IS THE SAME AS THE AMOUNT OF POTASSIUM NITRATE. THUS, FOR 2 TABLESPOONSFUL OF NITRIC ACID, USE 2 TABLESPOONSFUL OF POTASSIUM NITRATE AND 1 TABLESPOONFUL OF CONCENTRATED SULFURIC ACID. PROCEDURE --------- 1. PLACE DRY POTASSIUM NITRATE IN BOTTLE OR JUG. ADD SULFURIC ACID. DO NOT FILL BOTTLES MORE THAN 1/4 FULL. MIX UNTIL PASTE IS FORMED. *********CAUTION: SULFURIC ACID WILL BURN SKIN AND DESTROY CLOTHING. IF ANY IS SPILLED, WASH IT AWAY WITH A LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER. FUMES ARE ALSO DANGEROUS AND SHOULD NOT BE INHALED 2. WRAP PAPER OR RAGS AROUND NECKS OF 2 BOTTLES. SECURELY TAPE NECKS OF BOTTLES TOGETHER. BE SURE BOTTLES ARE FLUSH AGAINST EACH OTHER AND THAT THERE ARE NO AIR SPACES. 3. SUPPORT BOTTLES ON ROCKS OR CANS SO THAT EMPTY BOTTLE IS *SLIGHTLY* LOWER THAN BOTTLE CONTAINING PASTE SO THAT NITRIC ACID THAT IS FORMED IN RECEIVING BOTTLE WILL NOT RUN INTO OTHER BOTTLE. 4. BUILD FIRE IN POT OR FRYING PAN. 5. GENTLY HEAT BOTTLE CONTAINING MIXTURE BY MOVING FIRE IN AND OUT. AS RED FUMES BEGIN TO APPEAR PERIODICALLY POUR COOL WATER OVER EMPTY RECEIVING BOTTLE. NITRIC ACID WILL BEGIN TO FORM IN THE RECEIVING BOTTLE. *********CAUTION: DO NOT OVERHEAT OR WET BOTTLE CONTAINING MIXTURE OR IT MAY SHATTER. AS AN ADDED PRECAUTION, PLACE BOTTLE TO BE HEADED IN HEAT RESISTANT CONTAINER FILLED WITH SAND OR GRAVEL. HEAT THIS OUTER CONTAINER TO PRODUCE NITRIC ACID. 6. CONTINUE THE ABOVE PROCESS UNTIL NO MORE RED FUMES ARE FORMED. IF THE NITRIC ACID FORMED IN THE RECEIVING BOTTLE IS NOT CLEAR (CLOUDY) POUR IT INTO CLEANED BOTTLE AND REPEAT STEPS 2-6. **********CAUTION: NITRIC ACID WILL BURN SKIN AND DESTROY CLOTHING. IF ANY IS SPILLED, WASH IT AWAY WITH A LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER. FUMES ARE ALSO DANGEROUS AND SHOULD NOT BE INHALED. NITRIC ACID SHOULD BE KEPT AWAY FROM ALL COMBUSTABLES AND SHOULD BE KEPT IN A *SEALED CERAMIC OR GLASS* CONTAINER. INITIATOR FOR DUST EXPLOSIONS ----------------------------- AN INITIATOR WHICH WILL INITIATE COMMON MATERIAL TO PRODUCE DUST EXPLOSIONS CAN BE RAPIDLY AND EASILY CONSTRUCTED. THIS TYPE OF CHARGE IS IDEAL FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF ENCLOSED AREAS SUCH AS ROOMS OR BUILDINGS. MATERIALS REQUIRED: ------------------- A FLAT CAN, 3 IN. (8 CM) DIAMETER AND 1-1/2 IN. (3 3/4 CM) HIGH. A 6-1/2 OUNCE TUNA CAN SERVES THE PURPOSE QUITE WELL. BLASTING CAP EXPLOSIVE ALUMINUM (MAY BE WIRE, CUT SHEET, FLATTENED CAN, OR POWDER) LARGE NAIL, 4 IN. (10 CM) LONG WOODEN ROD - 1/4 IN. (6 MM) DIAMETER FLOUR, GASOLINE, AND POWDER OR CHIPPED ALUMINUM ***NOTE***: PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES (COMP. C-4, ETC) PRODUCE BETTER EXPLOSIONS THAN CAST EXPLOSIVES (COMP. B, ETC) PROCEDURE: ---------- 1. USING THE NAIL, PRESS A HOLE THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE TUNA CAN 3/8 TO 1/2 INCH (1 TO 1-1/2 CM) FROM THE BOTTOM. USING A ROTATING AND LEVER ACTION, EMLARGE THE HOLE UNTIL IT WILL ACCOMMODATE THE BLASTING CAP. 2. PLACE THE WOODEN ROD IN THE HOLE AND POSITION THE END OF THE ROD AT THE CENTER OF THE CAN. 3. PRESS EXPLOSIVE INTO THE CAN, BEING SURE TO SURROUND THE ROD, UNTIL IT IS 3/4 INCH (2 CM) FROM THE TOP OF THE CAN. CAREFULLY REMOVE THE WOODEN ROD. 4. PLACE THE ALUMINUM METAL ON TOP OF THE EXPLOSIVE. 5. JUST BEFORE USE, INSERT THE BLASTING CAP INTO THE CAVITY MADE BY THE ROD. THE INITIATOR IS NOW READY FOR USE. ***NOTE***: IF IT IS DESIRED TO CARRY THE INITIATOR SOME DISTANCE, CARDBOARD MAY BE PRESSED ON TOP OF THE ALUMINUM TO INSURE AGAINST LOSS OF MATERIAL. HOW TO USE: ----------- THIS PARTICULAR UNIT WORKS QUITE WELL TO INITIATE CHARGES OF FIVE POUNDS OF FLOUR, 1/2 GALLON (1-2/3 LITERS) OF GASOLINE OF TWO POUNDS OF FLAKE PAINTERS ALUMINUM. THE SOLID MATERIALS MAY MERELY BE CONTAINED IN SACKS OR CARDBOARD CARTONS. THE GASOLINE MAY BE PLACED IN PLASTIC-COATED PAPER MILK CARTONS, PLASTIC OR GLASS BOTTLES. THE CHARGES ARE PLACED DIRECTLY ON TOP OF THE INITIATOR AND THE BLASTING CAP IS ACTUATED ELECTRICALLY OR BY FUSE DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF CAP EMPLOYED. THIS WILL DESTROY A 2000 CUBIC FEET ENCLUSURE (BUILDING 10 X 20 X 10 FEET). ***NOTE***: FOR LARGER ENCLOSURES, USE A PROPORTIONATELY LARGER INITIATORS AND CHARGES.