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Improvised Munitions Combined with US Army, 40-MM GRENADE LAUNCHER, M203Take a look at the sample for this book and for details about downloading 500 free US military manuals as a thank you for taking the time to look at our book.Purpose and ScopeIn Unconventional Warfare operations it may be impossible or unwise to use conventional military munitions as tools in the conduct of certain missions. It may be necessary instead to fabricate the required munitions from locally available or unassuming materials. The purpose of this manual is to increase the potential of Special Forces and guerrilla troops by describing in detail the manufacture of munitions from seemingly innocuous locally available materials.Manufactured, precision devices almost always will be more effective, more reliable, and easier to use than improvised ones, but shelf items will just not be available for certain operations for security or logistical reasons. Therefore the operator will have to rely on materials he can buy in a drug or paint store, find in a junk pile, or scrounge from military stocks. Also, many of the ingredients and materials used in fabricating homemade items are so commonplace or innocuous they can be carried without arousing suspicion. The completed item itself often is more easily concealed or camouflaged. In addition, the field expedient item can be tailored for the intended target, thereby providing an advantage over the standard item in flexibility and versatility.The manual contains simple explanations and illustrations to permit construction of the items by personnel not normally familiar with making and handling munitions. These items were conceived in-house or, obtained from other publications or personnel engaged in munitions or special warfarework. This manual includes methods for fabricating explosives, detonators, propellants, shaped charges, small arms, mortars, incendiaries, delays, switches, and similar items from indigenous materials.Table of ContentsSection 0 — Introduction0.1 Purpose and Scope0.2 Safety and Reliability0.3 User CommentsSection 1 — Explosives and Propellants (including igniters)1.1 Plastic Explosive Filler1.2 Potassium Nitrate1.3 Improvised Black Powder1.4 Nitric Acid1.5 Initiator for Dust Explosions1.6 Fertilizer Explosive1.7 Carbon Tet – Explosive1.8 Fertilizer AN-Al Explosive1.9 “Red or White Powder” Propellant1.10 Nitric Acid/Nitrobenzene (“Hellhoffite”) Explosive1.11 Optimized Process for Cellulose/Acid Explosives1.12 Methyl Nitrate Dynamite1.13 Urea Nitrate Explosive1.14 Preparation of Copper Sulfate (Pentahydrate)1.15 Reclamation of RDX from C41.16 TACC (Tetramminecopper (II) Chlorate)1.17 HMTDBook 2US Army, 40-MM GRENADE LAUNCHER, M203PREFACE ivCHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION1-1. Training Strategy 1-11-2. Combat Conditions .1-2CHAPTER 2. OPERATION AND FUNCTION2-1. Operation 2-12-2. Loading .2-12-3. Unloading2-22-4. Cycle of Functioning 2-3CHAPTER 3. DESCRIPTION AND MAINTENANCE3-1. Description3-13-2. Technical Data 3-33-3. Components 3-43-4. Ammunition3-73-5. Clearing Procedures3-133-6. General Disassembly 3-133-7. Cleaning and Lubrication 3-153-8. Inspection3-163-9. General Assembly.3-163-10. Care and Handling 3-183-11. Care and Handling Under NBC Conditions . 3-193-12. Decontamination.3-19CHAPTER 4. PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS AND DESTRUCTION4-1. Malfunctions .4-14-2. Stoppages4-14-3. Immediate Action .4-24-4. Remedial Action .4-34-5. Destruction Procedures.4-3CHAPTER 5. MARKSMANSHIP TRAININGSection I. Preliminary Marksmanship Training5-1. Four Fundamentals of Marksmanship 5-15-2. Limited Visibility5-185-3. NBC Environment 5-205-4. Fire Commands.5-205-5. Dry-Fire Exercises 5-215-6. Sensing and Adjustment of Fire 5-225-7. Grenade Launcher Range Layout . 5-235-8. Description of Range and Targets 5-23Section II. Basic Gunnery5-9. Zeroing the M203 Grenade Launcher. 5-245-10. Overall Qualification Standards 5-26