I don't know why Hiburi would think dynamite is a contact explosive, when it was specifically designed to be more stable than its predecessor such as pure nitroglycerin. Isn't she a shipgirl? Shouldn't she know these things?
I don't know why Hiburi would think dynamite is a contact explosive, when it was specifically designed to not be more stable than its predecessor such as pure nitroglycerin. Isn't she a shipgirl? Shouldn't she know these things?
Well, shipgirls don't handle dynamite, I guess. It was more of an engineering tool instead of a weapon, and I suppose the average sailor or officer wasn't too well acquainted with the properties of most explosives (and only mildly familiar with those used as propellants/warheads on his ship), unless he's a technical specialist with the relevant training.
Well, shipgirls don't handle dynamite, I guess. It was more of an engineering tool instead of a weapon, and I suppose the average sailor or officer wasn't too well acquainted with the properties of most explosives (and only mildly familiar with those used as propellants/warheads on his ship), unless he's a technical specialist with the relevant training.
They used shells and mines that did though. I recall compositions involving TNT, ANFO/ANNM/ or the aluminum catalyst, with RDX to increase brisance. I could be wrong though, and I might be mixing up the improvised explosives used by modern forces to WWII dated compositions.
I mean yeah, either way it isn't like they are combined on ship, but I just thought this would be common knowledge for shipgirls since it seemed in the anime Ashigara makes it part of the destroyer's curriculum or something. Something about oxygen torpedoes and poi.
They used shells and mines that did though. I recall compositions involving TNT, ANFO/ANNM/ or the aluminum catalyst, with RDX to increase brisance. I could be wrong though, and I might be mixing up the improvised explosives used by modern forces to WWII dated compositions.
I mean yeah, either way it isn't like they are combined on ship, but I just thought this would be common knowledge for shipgirls since it seemed in the anime Ashigara makes it part of the destroyer's curriculum or something. Something about oxygen torpedoes and poi.
They didn't use ANFO in WWII. They did use ammonium nitrate in explosive mixes (usually in conjunction with TNT as amatol), but not with fuel oil (IIRC ANFO was only 'invented' in the fifties). Nitromethane wasn't also known to be a feasible explosive until the fifties.
Some explosives do use nitroglycerin (the active ingredient in dynamite) as part of their composition, usually cordite (the RDB variant), as a propellant. Dynamite itself is not used except among combat engineers as part of a satchel charge (that's what dynamite is invented for anyway, as a demolitions/mining tool).
Edit: The Japanese generally had a hard-on for picrates (picric acid and trinitroanisole for their explosives, which usually have stronger explosive properties at the expense of stability. Their naval propellants are variants of cordite (or cordite itself early on, imported), usually with nitroglycerin making up part of the composition.
Edit2: Oxygen torpedoes were likely mentioned because they formed a crucial linchpin in Imperial Japanese destroyer doctrine, so their key features (improved range and dramatically reduced bubble trails) would likely be described to destroyer captains (and anthropomorphized shipgirls by 'extension') during training. What goes in the warhead, probably not, except in cursory terms like "it works" and "bunch of charts showing how much projected damage it will cause".
Well, shipgirls don't handle dynamite, I guess. It was more of an engineering tool instead of a weapon, and I suppose the average sailor or officer wasn't too well acquainted with the properties of most explosives (and only mildly familiar with those used as propellants/warheads on his ship), unless he's a technical specialist with the relevant training.
Stay awaaay!Haha... I was just joking.Eeeeeh...??That was a close shave, Admiral!What could it be?There's something dropped there...Maybe it's dynamite?
