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The author is indebted to William Schneck William Howard of the Technical Intelligence Museum, Bruce Hanesalo of Military/Info Publishing, Andrew Etherington, David Bingham of the Fort Polk Military Museum, Freeman Shell of the Fort Polk Library, Leroy “Red” Wilson, Paul Lemmer, and Sgt C.J.Harper.
| detcord | detonating cord (aka instantaneous detonating fuse,. primacord, cordex) |
| g | gramme (metric weight – 0.03oz) |
| in | inch (25.4mm) |
| kg | kilogramme (2.2lb) |
| lb | pound (0.45kg) |
| Mk | Mark |
| mm | millimetre (0.04in) |
| No | number |
| PETN | pentaerythrite tetranitrate (high explosive) |
| TNT | trinitrotoluene (high explosive) |
200g = 7.5oz
300g = 10.5oz
400g = 14oz
500g = 15.5oz
Fuze spelt with a ‘z’ refers to a mechanical device to initiate an explosive at a particular time (delay fuze) or place (impact fuze).
Fuse spelt with an‘s’ refers to any combustible train, e.g. the delay component in a detonating device, a length of waterproofed safety fuse, etc.
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