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High explosive
Torpex ("Torpedo explosive") is a secondary explosive, 50% more powerful than TNT by mass. Torpex comprises 42% RDX, 40% TNT and 18% powdered aluminium
Torpex
Bomb that bounces across a water surface
known by its manufacturer as "Vickers Type 464", the explosive charge was Torpex, originally designed for use in torpedoes, to provide a longer explosive
Bouncing_bomb
Explosive chemical compound
contained 6,600 pounds (3,000 kg) of Torpex. The Tallboy and Grand Slam bombs designed by Barnes Wallis also used Torpex. RDX is believed to have been used
RDX
1940s shipboard multi-barrel anti-submarine mortar weapon of British origin
the ship. The Hedgehog entered service in 1942. Carrying a 35 lb (16 kg) Torpex charge, each mortar projectile had a diameter of 7.1 in (18 cm) and weighed
Hedgehog_(weapon)
Game development studio in Washington, US
Torpex Games was a game development studio located in Bellevue, Washington, United States. The studio was notable because their video game Schizoid was
Torpex_Games
Anti-submarine weapon
forcing the submarine to surface at twice that. The change of explosive to Torpex (or Minol) at the end of 1942 was estimated to increase those distances
Depth_charge
British weapon used by ships, submarines, and aircraft
Entered service: 1940 Explosive charge: 722 lb (327 kg) Torpex, later increased to 805 lb (365 kg) Torpex Max depth setting: 44 ft (13 m) Range and speed: 5
British_21-inch_torpedo
British, acoustic homing, light-weight
It has a launch weight of 267 kg (589 lb), and carries a 45 kg (99 lb) Torpex warhead. It has a speed of 45 kn (83 km/h) over a range of 8,000 m (8,700 yd;
Sting_Ray_(torpedo)
Rocket
thickness − 0.8 mm (0.0315 in) Explosive Charge − 520 g (1.15 lb) HTA 41 (torpex) Fuze model − AzR2 nose fuze Fuze length − 65 mm (2.56 in) (total), 15 mm
R4M
High explosive mixture
eventually replaced with alternative explosives such as Composition B, Torpex, and Tritonal. Following the Shell Crisis of 1915 in which the UK did not
Amatol
Type of explosive
It was developed during World War II as a desensitized modification of Torpex explosives. It is an aluminized (powdered aluminum) explosive having the
High_Blast_Explosive
High explosive mixture
shortage of TNT. Modern tritonal was developed as a cheaper substitute for Torpex and HBX under UWE designation (UnderWater Explosive) before it turned out
Tritonal
American naval aviator (1915–1944)
August 12, 1944. Then the BQ-8 aircraft, loaded with 21,170 lb (9,600 kg) of Torpex explosive, took off to be used against the suspected V-3 development site
Joseph_P._Kennedy_Jr.
Mix of high explosives
naval mines, depth charges and torpedoes) where it has generally replaced torpex, being less shock-sensitive and having more stable storage characteristics
Composition_H-6
Composition H6 45% RDX, 30% TNT, 20% powdered aluminium and 5% wax Replaced Torpex for use in naval applications. DBX (Depth Bomb Explosive) 21% RDX, 21% ammonium
List of explosives used during World War II
List_of_explosives_used_during_World_War_II
Type of earthquake bomb
bomb casing with the size and weight of a Tallboy.[citation needed] The Torpex filling was poured by hand into the base of the upturned casing after melting
Tallboy_(bomb)
Large conventional bombs used in World War II by the Royal Air Force
bomb (nominal weight) containing about 3,000 lb (1,400 kg) Amatol, RDX or Torpex. Most general-purpose bombs, termed medium capacity (MC) by the RAF, contained
Blockbuster_bomb
Impact-resistant high explosive
20% aluminium) Octol (75% HMX and 25% TNT) Pentolite Picratol Tetrytol Torpex Tritonal Upon detonation, TNT undergoes a decomposition equivalent to the
TNT
Aerial torpedo
Mark 13 weighed 2,216 lb (1,005 kg); 600 lb (270 kg) of the high explosive Torpex. The Mark 13 was designed with unusually squat dimensions for its type:
Mark_13_torpedo
Natural wax produced by honey bees of the genus Apis
for bullets in cap and ball firearms To stabilize the military explosive Torpex – before being replaced by a petroleum-based product In producing Javanese
Beeswax
Anti-surface ship torpedo
short tons (1,800 kg). The Mod 0 warhead contained 1,260 pounds (570 kg) of Torpex (TPX) explosive and at the time was the most powerful conventional submarine
Mark_16_torpedo
2008 video game
each other from barrages of glowing enemies. The title was developed by Torpex Games and launched on Xbox Live Arcade on July 9, 2008. Schizoid was nominated
Schizoid_(video_game)
American anti-submarine weapon system
install. The rockets weighed 65 pounds (29 kg) each, with a 33-pound (15 kg) Torpex warhead and contact pistol, exactly like Hedgehog.[citation needed] By the
Mousetrap_(weapon)
WW2 British earthquake bomb
sections were filled by upending them to pour in 9,200 lb (4,200 kg) of Torpex explosive a bucketful at a time. Once the tail section was connected, the
Grand_Slam_(bomb)
Precision-guided general-purpose bomb
The bomb has both impact and impact delay modes of explosion and utilises Torpex-4B mixed with RDX that act as explosive booster. The Ministry of Defence
High_Speed_Low_Drag_Bomb
Class of units of measurement for explosive energy
Nobel's (75% NG + 23% diatomite) 1.48 7,200 1.25 Tetryl 1.71 7,770 1.25 Torpex (aka HBX, 41% RDX + 40% TNT + 18% Al + 1% wax) 1.80 7,440 1.30 Composition
TNT_equivalent
Radio-controlled aircraft as guided missiles
weighing more than twice that of a B-17's normal bomb payload. The British Torpex ("Torpedo Explosive") used for the purpose was 50% more powerful than TNT
Operation_Aphrodite
Weapon for use in waters, triggered by the target's approach
usually weigh 200 kg (440 lb), including 80 kg (180 lb) of explosives (TNT or torpex).[citation needed] These mines are triggered by the influence of a ship
Naval_mine
Self-propelled underwater weapon
powdered aluminum is particularly destructive against underwater targets. Torpex was popular until the 1950s, but has been superseded by PBX compositions
Torpedo
WW2 American torpedo
weighed 3,154 pounds (1,431 kg), had a warhead of 575 pounds (261 kg) of Torpex with a contact exploder, and had a speed of 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) and
Mark_18_torpedo
Branch of underwater warfare
300-pound (140 kg) depth charges, a 600-pound (270 kg) version was developed. Torpex explosive, which is a 50% more powerful explosive than TNT, was introduced
Anti-submarine_warfare
World War II patrol torpedo boat
which weighed 2,216 pounds (1,005 kg) and contained a 600-pound (270 kg) Torpex-filled warhead. These torpedoes were carried on lightweight Mark 1 roll-off
PT_boat
Substance that can explode
Schneiderite, Semtex, Shellite Tannerit simply, Tannerite, Titadine, Tovex, Torpex, Tritonal Alkali metals Explosive antimony Plutonium-239 Uranium-235 Blast
Explosive
Explosive developed in Germany and used during World War II
blast explosive. Trialen was the German equivalent of the British explosive Torpex, though its production was hindered by a shortage of the aluminium powder
Trialen
Revolver cannon
High-Capacity" Fuze type: Nose fuze Explosive filling: 52.5 g (1.85 oz) Torpex 5 (Hexotonal) Cartridge weight: 440 g (15.5 oz) Projectile weight: 220 g
ADEN_cannon
Suicide bombing at the Marriott Hotel in Pakistan on 20 September 2008
the attack. Approximately 600 kg (1,300 lb) of RDX was mixed with TNT (Torpex or H6) and a mixture of mortar and ammunition to increase the explosive
Islamabad Marriott Hotel bombing
Islamabad_Marriott_Hotel_bombing
Second World War one-man British midget submarine
Welman could transport a 425-pound (193 kg) time-fused explosive charge of Torpex, which was intended to be magnetically attached to a target's hull. Vision
Welman_submarine
British weapon used by ships, submarines, and aircraft
Dimensions: 17.69 in (449 mm) × 17 ft 2.7 in (5.250 m) Warhead: 545 lb (247 kg) Torpex Propulsion: Burner cycle Performance: 40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph) for 2,500 yd
British_18-inch_torpedo
Argentine cruiser sunk during the Falklands War
non-guided, torpedoes in service from 1927), each with an 805-pound (363 kg) Torpex warhead. While Conqueror was also equipped with the newer Mark 24 Tigerfish
ARA_General_Belgrano
WWII era flying boat patrol bomber
launch aircraft. In early 1943, these ineffective weapons were replaced by Torpex-filled depth charges that would sink to a determined depth and then explode
Short_Sunderland
Royal Navy torpedo deployed in 1979
39 km (43,000 yd) at low speed 13 km (14,000 yd) at high speed Warhead Torpex Warhead weight 134 to 340 kg (295 to 750 lb) Engine Electrical chloride
Tigerfish_(torpedo)
Karlsruhe Germany 1995 Publisher (developing in Reality Pump Studios division) Torpex Games Bellevue Washington United States 2005 Schizoid Torus Games Bayswater
List_of_video_game_developers
US torpedo of WWII
knots (85 km/h) Guidance system: Gyroscope Warhead: 643 lb (292 kg) of Torpex Date deployed: 1931 Date withdrawn from service: 1975–1980 Related development
Mark_14_torpedo
Mod.7 Mod.0: 1,260 lb (570 kg) Torpex Mod.1 and 3: 746 lb (338 kg) Torpex or HBX (later used HBX-3) 960 lb (440 kg) Torpex (later used HBX) Mod.8: 1,260 lb
American_21-inch_torpedo
German World War II submarine
US PBY Catalina aircraft from VP-53. The aircraft dropped four Mark 44 Torpex-filled depth charges at 13:15 from an altitude of 75 feet (23 m) to 100
German_submarine_U-156_(1941)
2010 puzzle video game
Blitz LIVE is a console port of Bejeweled Blitz. The game was developed by Torpex Games and was released as a downloadable Xbox 360 title on March 3, 2011
Bejeweled_Blitz
2011 Unreleased Unreleased Unreleased XBLA Schizoid Action & adventure Torpex Games Microsoft Game Studios Jul 9, 2008 Unreleased Unreleased Unreleased
List_of_Xbox_360_games_(M–Z)
German World War II submarine
Operational Training Unit RAF. The British aircraft attacked with six Mark XI Torpex depth charges, sinking the U-boat with all hands. Gröner 1991, pp. 43–46
German_submarine_U-675
Naval torpedo launched by aircraft
the war when it was increased to 432.5 lb (196.2 kg) of the more powerful Torpex. During World War II, U.S. carrier-based torpedo bombers made 1,287 attacks
Aerial_torpedo
& MTBs/ Diameter:450 mm (18 in) Length:5.26 m (17.3 ft) 247 kg (545 lb) Torpex Burner cycle 61–74 km/h (33–40 kn) for 2.3–3.2 km (2,500–3,500 yd) 18 in
List_of_torpedoes_by_name
1944 munitions ship explosion in California
design, the Mark 47 armed with 252 lb (114 kg) of torpex, was being loaded into No. 2 hold. The torpex charges were more sensitive than TNT to external
Port_Chicago_disaster
Bullets Toby Fox Boston Massachusetts United States Undertale Deltarune Torpex Games Bellevue Washington United States Schizoid Tomorrow Corporation United
List_of_indie_game_developers
Bomber aircraft of the largest size and load carrying capacity
for his project. A 1,280 lb (580 kg) flying torpedo, of which half was Torpex torpedo explosive, it was developed specifically to sink the Tirpitz which
Heavy_bomber
Former industrial site in Waltham Abbey, England
years of the war was the sole producer of RDX. RDX is one component of torpex, the explosive that was used in the Bouncing Bomb. RDX production was transferred
Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills
Waltham_Abbey_Royal_Gunpowder_Mills
2008 video game
Portal, you'll like this enough for two lunch breaks." Jamie Fristrom of Torpex Games, a fellow honoree at the PAX 10, said, "Chronotron is actually my
Chronotron
Technological alliances of World War II
Bailey bridge, gyro gunsight, jet engine, Liberty ship, RDX, Rhino tank, Torpex, traveling-wave tube, proximity fuze. Technologies developed by the Americans
Allied technological cooperation during World War II
Allied_technological_cooperation_during_World_War_II
Naval warfare tactics and countermeasures
high explosives: the British 21-inch Mark VIII carried 722 lb (327 kg) of Torpex, the German G7e carried 620 lb (280 kg) of aluminum-augmented TNT/HND (Schießwolle
Torpedo_defense
Valley on Oahu in Hawaii, United States
the facilities for magazine operating personnel. On June 11, 1944 some 78 Torpex torpedo warheads exploded during transfer from a truck to a tunnel loading
Lualualei,_Hawaii
Obsolete military high explosive
used this in World War II as explosive compound types 97 and 98. Minol Torpex Amatol "HyperWar: War Damage Report 58: Submarine Report [Section 3]". Tony
Hexanite
relatively less protected underside of a ship at which point the 90 lb (41 kg) Torpex warhead would explode. The mine would self detonate if its propellent (compressed
MD1 (military R&D organisation)
MD1_(military_R&D_organisation)
Military explosive
from before the 1960s.[citation needed] Amatol Composition H6 Hexanite Torpex Tritonal TM 9-1300-214: Military Explosives. Washington, D.C.: Headquarters
Minol_(explosive)
Guided bomb
(6.4 m) Diameter 38 inches (970 mm) Wingspan 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m) Warhead Torpex D1 Warhead weight 5,200 pounds (2,400 kg) Engine None Guidance system Radio
ASM-A-1_Tarzon
Baratol Boracitol Composition B Cyclotol Octol Pentolite Plumbatol Tritonal Torpex IMX-101 Polymer-bonded explosives, also known as Plastic-bonded explosives
Use_forms_of_explosives
German naval officer and U-boat commander during World War II
Lieutenant E. Dryden), east of Barbados. The Catalina dropped four Mark 44 Torpex water-bombs at 13:15 from an altitude of 75 feet (23 m) to 100 feet (30 m)
Werner_Hartenstein
British WWII manned torpedo
{\displaystyle \infty } . The detachable warhead contained 600 lb (270 kg) of Torpex. Thirty-four Mk.I Chariots were made. Chariot Mark II Produced from early
Chariot_manned_torpedo
Sinking of Argentinian ship during Falklands War
Wreford-Brown chose to use 21-inch Mark VIIIs, armed with a 365-kilogram (805 lb) torpex explosive charge, which were deemed more effective against the cruiser's
Sinking of ARA General Belgrano
Sinking_of_ARA_General_Belgrano
Class of diesel-electric submarines
variant. This torpedo weighed 1,566 kg (3,452 lb) with a 365 kg (805 lb) Torpex warhead and used a Brotherhood burner-cycle engine for a range of 4,570 m
British_T-class_submarine
Swiss nuclear physicist
he has founded and led the basic plasmas research group, and built the TORPEX facility. He was responsible for the TCV tokamak, the experimental fusion
Ambrogio_Fasoli
BQ-7 drones for Operation Aphrodite. Loaded with 20,000 lb (9,100 kg) of Torpex high explosive and enough fuel for 350 mi (560 km), they were to be used
List of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress variants
List_of_Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress_variants
Anti-surface ship torpedo
centimeters) Effective firing range 3500–6000 yards Warhead Mk 7 Mod 5, TNT or Torpex Warhead weight 326 pounds Detonation mechanism Mk 3 Mod 1 contact exploder
Bliss-Leavitt_Mark_7_torpedo
Submarine engagement in World War II
and reached the firing point beam on. At 07:20 King fired a spread of six Torpex warhead torpedoes at 1,500 yd (1,400 m), and then tried to swing the boat
Action_of_17_July_1944
Ukrainian-American physical chemistry professor
produce Composition B, which was widely used in various munitions, and Torpex ("Torpedo explosive"), which was used in torpedoes and depth charges. Pilot
George_Kistiakowsky
Optical systems expert
Economou Benjamin C. Benjamin and George A. Economou (right) preparing Torpex charges Born (1923-06-24)June 24, 1923 Manchester, New Hampshire, US Died
George_Economou_(scientist)
Destroyer
between May and September 1948. Three 500-kilogram (1,100 lb) charges of torpex were detonated below her hull at various depths. Despite some damage to
German_destroyer_Z30
Anti-surface ship torpedo
inches Diameter 21 inches Effective firing range 4000 yards Warhead Mk 20, Torpex Warhead weight 800 pounds Detonation mechanism Mk 7 contact/magnetic influence
Mark_19_torpedo
Belgium's former, large manufacturer of munitions
IV , as a fuze, and when initiated, both mines will be set off. 51gram Torpex HPD E2 Minimal metal Antitank mine NR 403, Trip flare 60,000 candela burns
Poudreries Réunies de Belgique
Poudreries_Réunies_de_Belgique
Special Boat Service, whose members are drawn largely from the Royal Marines
It could manage 4.5 kn (8.3 km/h). The warhead was 1,100 lb (500 kg) of Torpex high explosive. June: During this month, the British submarine HMS Unseen (P51)
British_commando_frogmen
Anti-submarine weapon
TNT charge was increased to 35 lb (16 kg) of the more powerful aluminised Torpex. There was also distrust by the crews of their Hedgehogs, after incidents
Fairlie_Mortar
Royal Air Force formation during World War II
A/S weapon. The pistols with a 32 ft (9.8 m) setting were available and Torpex-filled weapons were now in circulation. In January 1945, depth charges were
RAF Coastal Command during World War II
RAF_Coastal_Command_during_World_War_II
United States Navy admiral (1918–2016)
officer of USS Solar, destroyed on April 30, 1946, in an explosion in loading torpex at Naval Ammunition Depot, Earle (now Naval Weapons Station, Earle), New
Gene_La_Rocque
US Navy tank landing ship
County experienced underwater explosions caused by the detonation of several Torpex-loaded torpedo warheads. Minor hull damage resulted, but there were no personnel
USS_Calhoun_County
support off Luderitz. The attack dates were from 28 to 31 July. Five 5 kg Torpex mines would be carried with a sixth dummy mine used to implicate UNITA.
Operation_Nobilis
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Boy/Male
Scottish
Second son.
Girl/Female
Greek English
Liberator. Feminine of Lysander.
Girl/Female
Indian
Lucky
Boy/Male
Hindu
King of snake
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit, Tamil
Creative; A Famous Buddhist Cave
Boy/Male
Latin Spanish
Reborn.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Very great
Girl/Female
German
From the Gray Forest
Surname or Lastname
German
German : from a short form of any of the various Germanic personal names with the first element hrÅd ‘renown’. Compare Robert, Rudiger.North German, Danish, and English : topographic name for someone who lived on land cleared for cultivation or in a clearing in woodland, from Middle Low German rode, Danish rothe, Old English rod. Compare English Rhodes.English : habitational name from any of the many places named with this word, as for example Rode in Cheshire.Slovenian : topographic name from the adjective rod ‘barren’, denoting someone who lived on a barren land.Slovenian : nickname from the Slovenian dialect word rode ‘person with disheveled hair’, a derivative of rod ‘curly’ or ‘hairy’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a habitational name from Cashmoor in Dorset, which is probably named with Old English cærse ‘cress’ + mÅr ‘fen’, ‘marsh’ or mere ‘pool’.Perhaps an Americanized spelling of German Kirchmeier.
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