or at least what are they made of?
just curious.
2006-09-23 02:21:31 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Improvised means not military issue .
take a dud bomb , artillery shell , a block of explosive and put a homemade detonator and triggering device on it .
Of course if you don't know what you're doing I don't recommend it .
Some of that stuff can be a little touchy and may send you to hell in small peices .
2006-09-23 03:11:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd like to remind you all about DOD policy on releasing statements about current IED technology. Terrorists spend more time online than you do, and they use our statements to perfect their tactics and techniques.
That aside, they're typically made of either plastic explosives, or explosive material extracted from old artillery rounds, surrounded by any number of shapes or types of metal for shrapnel. That's your basic bomb.
Sorry man, can't provide more info than that.
2006-09-23 03:22:49 · answer #2 · answered by farfromfl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
farfromfl is right.
This is an OPSEC matter. Whatever you can get from public source, is what you can get from public source. There is no need whatsoever for any servicemembers to aid the enemy through exposing knowledge of enemy capabilities.
If you're that curious, get into a position where you actually have 'need to know' access. Or talk to someone in private conversation. Keep it off of here.
2006-09-23 07:44:41 · answer #3 · answered by Nat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a lot of it is just stuff they grabbed that was laying around from the Iraq army then they get an expert bomb maker who was trained in a terrorist training camp for electronics and explosives to put it all together with the right knowledge you can put one together lickety split!
2006-09-23 02:33:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't you remember when all that plastic explosive came up missing when we first invaded Iraq???? Well the US military is proud to announce that they have recovered every ounce of it,,,,, ONE IED AT A TIME
2006-09-23 03:02:34 · answer #5 · answered by tom l 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is simple.
1. Get a dud bomb that did not go off.
2. Take a sledge hammer.
3. Hit the detonator with the sledge hammer to see if it is working.
2006-09-23 02:32:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Improvisation mixed with hate fueled by Islamic fascism!
2006-09-23 02:36:39 · answer #7 · answered by battle-ax 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Usually some 155mm howitzer shell that there are millions of left over from Saddam, and then they rig it with a primitive pressure trigger so that when a truck drives over it it explodes.
2006-09-23 02:43:33 · answer #8 · answered by Black Sabbath 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most of them are made in Iran, then are shipped ,via Mohomed
Express, When we get lucky the delivery drivers try to test them
first .
2006-09-23 03:00:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋