The armed forces of the Russian Federation were created taking into account the situation in the world that developed after the collapse of the USSR. In addition to combined arms, there are also special troops that solve their combat missions using special means. In engineering troops, special means are engineering ammunition. Their use in the course of hostilities inflicts serious losses on the enemy. You will learn more about engineering ammunition from our article.
Acquaintance
Engineering ammunition is a special means of engineering weapons, but many confuse them with military. Engineering equipped with explosives and pyrotechnic compositions. According to the existing classification, engineering ammunition is represented by explosive weapons, subversive or elongated charges, engineering mines, mine fuses and mine clearance charges. With the help of the latter, the military pave passages in mined areas.
About blasting equipment
Using the engineering ammunition of this group, the military initiates charges in explosives and engineering mines. Engineers have to deal with igniter caps, detonator caps, electric igniters, electric detonators, detonating and fireproof cords, incendiary tubes, fuses and mine fuses.
About subversive charges
This type of engineering ammunition of the Armed Forces is a structurally designed explosives produced by the country's military industry. According to experts, when designing engineering ammunition, parameters such as the volume and mass of explosives (explosives) are taken into account. Depending on the shape, they are concentrated, elongated and cumulative. Mostly the charges are equipped with special sockets for detonating devices, devices and devices with which engineering ammunition is transferred and attached to objects.
About Engineering Mines
In the warehouses of engineering ammunition there are special explosive charges, which are structurally combined with devices designed to activate them. Such special charges are also called engineering mines. They can be of three types: high-explosive, fragmentation, and cumulative. With their help, the military equip mine-explosive barriers. Depending on the destination, mines are anti-tank, anti-personnel, anti-landing and special. The anti-airborne is installed under water at a depth of two meters in the coastal zones. Its purpose is floating military equipment and landing enemy ships.
With the help of anti-tank engineering mines, tanks and other armored vehicles are destroyed or incapacitated. In the design of an engineering mine there is an explosive and a fuse. The explosive charge affects the enemy’s manpower or objects are destroyed. In Russia, engineering mines are fueled with octogen, hexogen, TNT or nitroglycerin powder. These substances are very powerful and inexpensive to manufacture.
About Mine Fuse
It is a special device equipped with all the elements of the fuse. The only exception is the detonator capsule, or fuse.
With its help, an explosion of explosives is initiated. Mine fuses can be mechanical, electrical and electromechanical. According to experts, in order to ensure safety during the transportation of engineering ammunition and their operation, these devices are equipped with special elements. For the mine to explode, it will take an impact, for example, just click on it. Such mines are considered contact. The same category includes engineering ammunition with tension, unloading and abrupt action. The group of non-contact mines is represented by magnetic, seismic, acoustic, etc.
About storing engineering ammunition
Given the high efficiency of engineering munitions, their handling involves certain limitations. For example, throws and shots are very undesirable, so those who install them on an object that needs to be undermined are not advised by experts to make an effort. This recommendation is also applicable in cases where it is necessary to remove the fuse, fuse and detonator caps from the engineering ammunition. In engineering ammunition, it is forbidden to dismantle the casing and remove explosives. According to experts, it may happen that a civilian detects an engineering mine. If this happened, then it is impossible to disarm and dismantle the engineering ammunition on their own. After finding the find, you should immediately contact the law enforcement authorities. In order to prevent unplanned detonation, engineering ammunition is stored and transported separately from fuses and detonator caps. They must not be ignited or exposed to high temperatures.