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Bangalore Blade Anti-Obstacle Charge
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Bangalore Blade Anti-Obstacle Charge
Bangalore Blade™ is a linear explosively formed projectile (EFP) array that cuts and clears wire obstacles, including razor wire that the original Bangalore Torpedo cannot effectively breach. In identical trials against triple-razor-wire entanglements, Bangalore Blade cleared a 10m path; the original torpedo managed 3m. Designed for demolition, clearance, as well as general explosive engineering, with shorter lengths giving greater tactical flexibility than the one-piece original.
Cuts as well as blasts. Radially projected blades sever the wire; the blast clears the path
10m cleared path through triple razor wire in trials, versus 3m for the legacy design
Tool-free modular assembly from 0.5m lengths, connected to whatever length the obstacle demands
Lightweight aluminium body with excellent short-range cutting performance and inherently limited fragment range
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Explosive Load and Performance
The Bangalore Blade provides the same explosive load as the original Bangalore Torpedo, providing the same amount of blast to push the severed wire apart.
In trials conducted with two identical triple razor wire entanglements erected between steel pickets, the original Bangalore Torpedo cleared a 3m path. In contrast, the Bangalore Blade Factory-filled version completely cleared a 10m path through the same wire.
Deployment to Target
The Bangalore Blade is a multi-patterned linear EFP charge in which multiple cutting “blades” are formed. These blades travel outwards radially, severing obstacles in their path. The blast from the explosive charge clears the obstacles, leaving a path through the structure for personnel to pass.
Safety
Operator safety is essential to the design of all Alford Technologies equipment. The charge body is made from extruded aluminium, which has excellent cutting performance at short range but loses momentum rapidly and has limited range, making it inherently safer to use.
Specifications
| User-filled (BT2902) | |
| Components | 12 x 0.5m lengths; 4 x couplings; 2 x nose cones |
| Dimensions (H x W x L) | 40 x 40 x 500 mm |
| Filled weight | 1250g |
| Bangalore tube weight | 500g |
| Main charge explosive filling | Military plastic explosive of your choice |
| Package weight | 9kg |
| Package dimensions (H x W x L) | 180 x 160 x 1020 mm |
| NEQ | 750g per 0.5m unit |
| Box NEQ | nil |
| Hazard division | n/a |
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