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rocket launcher
Calum:
did you ask the infantry? they might have some extra kicking about, maybe they have a website at infantry.com, infantry.us or possibly, infantry.gov
It's worth a shot! :D
sporkme:
i can send you plans on a suped-up potato launcher.
rifled thick steel barrel for accuracy. a piston drives the payload out of the barrel, not the actual fire. actually coke cans filled with cement are excellent dumb ammunition, but if you want an explosion...
mix black powder, salt peter, and some percussion caps into a baggy and tightly wrap it in a sphere with about 1/4 inch of electrical tape. the whole works should be a good size to fit into the can that is your barrel width. you can then pack the ball into the can with shrapnel of your choice, i like small thin nails. seal the top. these actually make excellent mines. now, extremely important: you need to use a propellant that ignites slowly enough to avoid concussion to set off the caps but powerful enough to get you some good range. 3/4 turpentine and 1/4 parafin is about ideal. GET AWAY from the thing and use model rocket ignitors to set off the fuel.
alternately, if you boil down battery acid (use a glass pot out of doors) until whispy white fumes eminate from it and mix it in equal parts with gasoline, you have explosive liquid that then sticks and burns.
check for vintage army manuals at a army surplus store that will give you some wonderful little recipes. "Improvised Munitions," "Boobytraps," and "Incindiaries" are my favorites, good bathroom reads.
of course excersise the maximum possible caution when destroying things, only do it on private property outside of city limits, and dont kill anyone.
oh, and i am not using these things to fight any kind of war, i am just the crazy person in this neighborhood and i like to see things explode.
EDIT: or join the army.
[ June 03, 2002: Message edited by: sporkme ]
Aaron Ni:
Technically...
Rocket launchers are tubular devices that fire a self propelled cartridge which has either a solid or liquid fuel base. The larger of these are called recoiless rifles. A small one would be possible by taking appropriately sized Schedule 40 PVC or ABS piping that's around 3 to 6 feet long. Then grab a large (Size D) Estes rocket booster motor. Actually attaching two boosters would allow added range and better accuracy. Anyways the booster engine is just like a regular engine only when it completes it's burn cycle it fires a flash upwards into the next engine igniting it and breaking the light tape holing booster to main engine. By using two boosters you can form a cardboard tube which contains your choice of Acetone Peroxide, Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil with an appropriate blasting cap, Acetone Peroxide Ammonium Nitrate mixture (10% AP minimum, 50:50 for a flame sensitive mix.) or good old fashioned Black Powder.
Or just look at RogueSci for help.
Sheesh.
EDIT: Oh yeah.. Sporkme...
quote:Originally posted by sporkme:
alternately, if you boil down battery acid (use a glass pot out of doors) until whispy white fumes eminate from it and mix it in equal parts with gasoline, you have explosive liquid that then sticks and burns.
[ June 03, 2002: Message edited by: sporkme ]
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Dont have children for everyone's sake, please.
[ June 03, 2002: Message edited by: Aaron ]
Master of Reality:
sporkme, you should become a Bob. and become a great warrior against non-bobs and those Mad Cows, for we are all Bob. After you sign up as Bob, check out the new Bob Hub. It is where al the Bobs can come and communicate with eachother.
[ June 03, 2002: Message edited by: Master of Reality / Bob ]
sporkme:
just wanted to bring it back to life....
things explode
i will be bob
once i overclock
surely we are not the only people who have created large fire
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