TM 31-201-1: Unconventional Warfare Devices and Techniques - Incendiaries

TM 31-201-1 Unconventional Warfare Devices and Techniques - Incendiaries

TM 31-201-1

Unconventional Warfare Devices and Techniques - Incendiaries

Army · TM · May 1966 · 48 pages

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This manual covers all aspecta of incendiary systems. It describes useful initiators, igniters, incendiary materials, delay mechanisms, and spontaneous combustion devices designed for direct use in sabotage and unconventional warfare. Incendiaries are primarily used in sabotage to set fire to wooden structures and other combustible targets. Certain incendiaries, such as thermite, can be used for melting, cutting, or welding metals. c. The most basic incendiary system consists of putting a lighted match to an easily combustible material. However, 8 simple match is not always effective. There are many important combustible targets that require far more heat for reliable ignition than is available from a match. There are also instances where delayed ignition is essential for sabotage success.

DesignationTM 31-201-1

EditionMay 1966

StatusSuperseded

Pages48

FunctionEngineering

CollectionHistoric

References 1

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