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	Torpex - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Torpex is composed of 42% RDX, 40% TNT and 18% aluminium.
		Torpex proved to be particularly useful in underwater munitions because the aluminium component had the effect of making the explosive pulse last longer, which enhanced the destructive power.
		Torpex was developed at Royal Gunpowder Factory, Waltham Abbey, in the UK as a more powerful military alternative to TNT.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Torpex (271 words)

	Dutch Submarines: The torpedoes and mines of the Dutch submarine service
		Torpex is attractive because of the increased explosive energy and higher detonation velocity of RDX as compared to TNT and the prolongation of the pressure wave by the aluminium.
		On a weight basis, Torpex is conservatively estimated to be about 50% more effective than TNT as an underwater explosive against ships.
		In the late 1940s Torpex was replaced by HBX, then H-6 in the 1960s and by PBX in the 1970s.
	www.dutchsubmarines.com /specials/special_torpedoes_mines.htm (3689 words)

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		Since this collier appeared to be about the same size as the one we sank the other day we had decided to hit her with a TNT war head to see if we could obtain a comparison.
		Although at first glance this would appear to be just over a twenty percent failure, we must consider also the additional expenditure of torpedoes involved, for a target worth sinking remains worth sinking as long as she is afloat.
		As it turned out, a new 5,973 ton ship was only damaged and two additional torpedoes had to be expended under unfavorable conditions in an attempt to sink her and to preserve a new found "hunting ground".
	www.cs.cmu.edu /afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/tlm/WWW/silent/reports/wahoo/wahoo_4th_patrol.txt (7678 words)

	Joe Kennedy
		The crew of two, Lt Joe Kennedy (pilot), and Lt. Wilford John Willy (radio control technician/co-pilot), were to take off with 21,150 lbs of Torpex in 347 boxes and establish radio control of the Liberator by a Ventura mother-ship.
		Once full control was established and tested, at a pre-determined point the crew would parachute from the aircraft through the nose wheel bay emergency exit and the bomber would continue the rest of its mission under radio control, finally crashing onto the target.
		The cause of the explosion is believed to be a lack of electrical shielding on "Block" which caused electromagnetic emissions to open up a relay solenoid that should have been closed.
	www.aviationmuseum.net /Joe_Kennedy.htm (1330 words)

	HNN Fleet Focus ::USS Reuben James participates in experimental TORPEX (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		An experimental MK 54 torpedo flies from a torpedo tube aboard USS Reuben James (FFG 57) during a torpedo shoot.
		Torpedoman (TM) 3rd Class (SW) Christopher Mullen noted, "The TORPEX was a beneficial and professionally gratifying exercise.
		Although the TORPEX required significant logistical planning and coordination with numerous parties, it was well worth the effort.
	www.hnn.navy.mil /Archives/031107/reuben_031107.htm (427 words)

	U-505 \| History \| Capturing the U-505 \| On the Attack: Depth Charges & Hedgehogs
		Hedgehogs detonated only upon direct contact with the targeted sub, or with the seafloor in the case of a miss.
		In 1943, the U.S. Navy started packing depth charges and hedgehogs with a new explosive called Torpex, which was 50% stronger than the previously used Trinitrotoluene (TNT).
		They were launched in a salvo, or cluster, 24 at a time, from spiked fittings that gave the launcher a hedgehog-like appearance.
	www.msichicago.org /exhibit/U505/history/capture/03_attack/b_weapons.html (199 words)

	U-boat Archive - U-569
		Dark object on near side of spray is noteworthy as is the boiling effect at the end of the wake.
		Pictures 4, 5, 6, and 7 show the Torpex swirl after the spray has died down.
		Roberts states that the bow of the U/B was visible at this point in the center of swirl and that the plane was firing on it with.50 caliber bursts.
	www.uboatarchive.net /U-569-9-Photos.htm (305 words)

	UCSD Center for Energy Research > News & Events > Seminars > Ad hoc seminars
		Gradient driven electrostatic instabilities are investigated on the TORPEX toroidal device (R=1m, a=0.2m).
		Plasmas with ne"1017m-3 and Te=5eV are produced by injection of microwaves with f=2.45GHz, in the EC frequency range.
		The measured structures are characterized statistically, and the distribution of related quantitative observables, such as their position, size, velocity, and trajectories are evaluated.
	aries.ucsd.edu /CER/SEMINARS/Mueller.shtml (210 words)

	U-boat Archive - U-595 - 500 Squadron Attacks
		Attack made from starboard quarter releasing from 30 feet 4 Mark XI torpex D/C's set to shallow and spaced 30 feet apart while U-boat fully surfaced.
		Released from 50 to 100 feet 4 Mark XI torpex D/C's set to shallow and spaced 30 feet apart while U-bt fully surfaced.
		Attack made from U-bt's port quarter at 45 degrees to track releasing from 50 feet 4 Mark XI torpex D/C's pistol set to 25 feet and spaced 30 feet apart while U-bt surfaced.
	www.uboatarchive.net /U-595HudsonAttacks.htm (432 words)

	UXOInfo.com Ordnance Fillers
		There are many different types of high explosives including: TNT, RDX, Composition A, Composition B, Composition C, Torpex, PETN and Dynamite.
		Although compositions C-3 and C-4 are the only formulations presently being used, C-1 and C-2 may still be encountered.
		Torpex is mixture of TNT, wax and aluminum that is designed so that it has an underwater effect about 50 percent greater than that of TNT.
	www.uxoinfo.com /uxoinfo/ordfillers.cfm (2016 words)

	combatindex.com - USS LAMOURE COUNTY (LST 1194) SINKEX
		TORPEX 03 : Severe damage to the keel
		TORPEX 06 : Stern is starting to come out of the water
		TORPEX 08 : The ship begins to capsize and go down by the bow
	www.combatindex.com /LMC_SINKEX.html (157 words)

	Gamasutra - Torpex Enlists Richard Garfield For Next-Gen Game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Game developer Torpex Games has revealed, via information on its official website, that it is currently staffing up its studio in the Seattle area, and is now working on the early stages of a "next-generation console game involving great big guns" in conjunction with Richard Garfield and Skaff Elias of Three Donkeys, LLC.
		Garfield is the seminal board and card-game designer who is responsible for inventing Magic: the Gathering trading-card game at Wizards Of The Coast, which was acquired by Hasbro in 1999 for $325 million.
		Torpex Games itself was founded by Bill Dugan, who was most recently the executive producer at Activision's Treyarch studio, on the "Spider-Man 2" console game for PlayStation 2, XBox, and GameCube, and started in video games in 1986 as a scripter on the classic Interplay RPG Wasteland.
	www.gamasutra.com /php-bin/news_index.php?story=6016 (469 words)

	Torpedos
		The British and Canadians eventually mixed RDX and TNT together and combined this mixture with powdered aluminum and beeswax.
		It was capable of firing either Mark 1 or Mark 2 rockets at a rate of 12 per minute.
		The Mark 1 and Mark 2 Rockets carried 250 pounds of either TNT or Torpex and an overall weight of 525 pounds.
	www.de220.com /Armament/Torpedoes/Torpedoes.htm (1207 words)

	IGDA Forums - Torpex Games, Startup Developer, Recruiting Programmers. Tier One Opportunity.
		IGDA Forums - Torpex Games, Startup Developer, Recruiting Programmers.
		Torpex Games, a startup console game development studio in the Seattle area, is hiring versatile engineers.
		Join with a team responsible for creating some big selling games, including Spider-Man 1 and 2 and Magic: The Gathering Online and help us grow into one of the world-class studios of tomorrow.
	www.igda.org /Forums/showthread.php?postid=160601 (257 words)

	Ahoy - Mac's Web Log-USS Mount Hood Explodes at Manus 10th. of November 1944-
		Torpex filled depth bombs were being hoisted onboard.
		Enemy action was ruled at as a cause of this disaster, the most probable reason for the explosion appears to have been rough handling of ammunition being loaded or unloaded, and it seems likely that the accident was caused by the detonation of Torpex filled Depth bombs being loaded into number 4 and 5 holds.
		The official inquiry ruled out enemy action as the reason for Mount Hood's destruction, it does seem that careless handling of a torpex filled depth bomb was the real culprit for this terrible accident, destroying a ship only 4 months old with a great loss of life.
	ahoy.tk-jk.net /macslog/USSMountHoodExplodes.html (550 words)

	USS Slater, Weapons System, Hedgehog
		The explosive charge consists of 30 pounds of TNT, or 35 pounds of Torpex.
		The Hedgehog was a crude 24-spigot mortar firing about 270 yds or 250 meters ahead of the attacking ship, shortly after blind time began.
		It fired a circular salvo in the general area of the submarine, each missile or mortar round containing 30 lbs of TNT or 35lbs of Torpex.
	www.ussslater.org /weapons/mk10.html (444 words)

	U.S. Navy Depth Charges
		In its original form, it was not yet sufficently fast; modifications, such as lead ballast and different fins were applied, finally reaching the goal.
		It did, however, have to sacrifce explosive power and carried only 200lbs Torpex.
		Magnetic depth charges were also tried, but reliability problems precluded widespread use although the results obtained were outstanding.
	www.microworks.net /pacific/armament/depth_charges.htm (716 words)

	Was That Oil or Electrical Fumes?
		Newly qualified as a PPC, I took my crew to the AUTEC range near Nassau for a TorpEx event.
		The EDC problem wasn't a huge issue at the time, and we pressed on, focused on our mission.
		Overall, I was pleased with the way our crew performed, and every one of us learned valuable lessons on the complexity and dynamics of multi-crew aircraft malfunctions.
	www.safetycenter.navy.mil /media/approach/issues/sep03/WasThatOil.htm (789 words)

	Evil Avatar Forums - View Single Post - Torpex Games are working the M:TG creators on next-gen console game
		Thread: Torpex Games are working the M:TG creators on next-gen console game
		Torpex Games, a new studio from Seattle, has put up there website with some tasty information about a next-gen console game they are developing with the help of Richard Garfield and Skaff Elias the creators of Magic: The Gathering.
		Torpex Games is forming a studio in the Seattle area.
	www.evilavatar.com /forums/showpost.php?p=69863&postcount=1 (271 words)

	GBU-43/B / "Mother Of All Bombs" / Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb
		Composition H6 is a widely used main charge filling for underwater blast weapons such as mines, depth charges, torpedoes and mine disposal charges.
		HBX compositions (HBX-1, HBX-3, and H6) are aluminized (powdered aluminum) explosives used primarily as a replacement for the obsolete explosive, torpex.
		They are employed as bursting charges in mines, depth bombs, depth charges, and torpedoes.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/munitions/moab.htm (1735 words)

	GameDevBlog: September 2006
		Before I joined Torpex Games I kicked around a lot of names for what I'd name my game studio if I founded a game studio.
		Torpex, by the way, is a kind of explosive they used in torpedoes back in the day.
		And right now, if you do an unadorned search for "Torpex" on Google, we're the third result.
	www.gamedevblog.com /2006/09/index.html (486 words)

	Mk 24 "Fido" Air-Dropped ASW Homing Torpedo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Work by General Electric, Harvard and Bell Laboratories, begun in 1941 led to the Mk 24 "mine", a designation maybe due to security
		necessities, which carried a 42kg Torpex charge, enough for the expected impact
		The torpedo could run for up to fifteen minutes, yet most hits were
	www.microworks.net /pacific/armament/mk24fido_air.htm (214 words)

	Torpex - Happy bad boy - Mix 1 - DI Forums Board
		Torpex - Happy bad boy - Mix 1 - DI Forums Board
		Torpex - Happy bad boy - Mix 1
		I have to say Torpex, That was a great mix well done man, more soon please
	forums.di.fm /showthread.php?t=91591 (376 words)

	[No title]
		By no means do you have to read both chapters -- if you're the type of player who doesn't like to read manuals, follow the step-by-step instructions in Chapter 1 and you'll be ready to choose a mission and begin play.
		In TORPEX '89, you're the captain of the Los Angeles (SSN 688) on a torpedo exercise in the Faeroe Island chain.
		Modem: TORPEX '89 is the only mission in which you and your modem opponent can match Los Angeles class subs against each other.
	www.textfiles.com /piracy/SOFTDOCS/688.txt (16843 words)

	Definition of torpex - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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	www.merriam-webster.com /dictionary/torpex (31 words)

	All Hands Online - April 1999: Around the Fleet
		The idea for the exercise came as Commander, Submarine Group 7 personnel were trying to obtain accurate on-site performance projections for ADCAP torpedoes in support of the Korean Peninsula Defense Plan.
		They started looking at the feasibility and value of conducting an open ocean torpedo exercise (TORPEX) in Korean waters.
		The exercise depended on the weather conditions in that area, where the fleets of fishing boats operating out of Pohang and Pusan would be and locating the fishing nets and buoy lines that could also be a potential nuisance.
	www.mediacen.navy.mil /pubs/allhands/apr99/pg8.htm (1958 words)

	International Blues Festival of Tremblant 2006 - Torpex Blues Band (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Montreal band Torpex performs the great blues hits.
		A warm female voice and three passionate musicians offer us a high-quality musical experience.
		Let loose and get into the hot, exhilarating atmosphere.
	www.tremblant.ca /blues/artists/torpex_blues_band-e.htm (77 words)

	Report of Fourth War Patrol
		Lots of debris and a row boat were observed but no one left to tell on us.
		This was a torpex head and they really blow a ship to
		a Torpex, would undoubtedly have sunk her had it exploded.
	www.warfish.com /report4.html (6988 words)

	Torpex Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Torpex Games is a startup game development company.
		Our mission is console games that are, simply, addictive.
		See the jobs page or just send cover letter and resume to
	www.torpexgames.com (57 words)

	Acronym Finder Definition: What does TORPEX stand for?
		Acronym Finder Definition: What does TORPEX stand for?
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