May
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Bangalore Blade – Using the Bangalore mines against barbed wire
Posted by Arms Control Center in SPECIAL WEAPONS, tags: bangalore torpedo, bangerA Bangalore torpedo is an explosive charge placed on the end of a long, extendible tube. It is used by combat engineers to clear obstacles that would otherwise require them to approach directly, possibly under fire. It is sometimes colloquially referred to as a Bangalore mine, bangers or simply Bangalore. See how the concept is used in order to get rid of barbed wire.
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