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Ordnance, Explosives, and Related Items

 

1411-406

Description

This destructor consists of two brass spar joints filled with an explosive and capped with electric blasting caps. The destructor is designed to break the spar when the electric caps are fired. At present this destructor is used only in the JB-2 or “Loon” missile.

Functioning

No information about functioning.

See Also

Guided Missile, Surface to Surface, JB-2, Loon

Source(s)

OP 1664, Volume 2 - US Explosive Ordnance (1947)