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Posted: 12/13/2003 1:26:57 PM EDT
Link Posted: 12/13/2003 1:47:21 PM EDT
[#1]
The rocket is about 4 feet long, was determined to be live and had up to a pound of[red] C-4 [/red]explosive in the warhead, plus the propellant fuel used to fire the rocket. A canine trained to sniff explosives indicated positively on the rocket.
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I love how everything has [b]C-4[/b] in it!!!!  Its probably a damn 2.75" HE which DOES NOT have C-4 for a Explosive Filler!!!  TNT or Comp B is more likely its filler because you can't pour (at the factory) C-4 into a warhead like you can with melted TNT or Comp B.

I also like how they determine if there is explosives, I didn't know the canine can read color codes.  Of course the damn dog is going to be tripped up, the propellant in a 2.75" rocket has a high Nitroglycerin content, gives nice headaches!!!

Link Posted: 12/13/2003 1:51:19 PM EDT
[#2]
That would have given a whole new meaning to the term MOBILE home.
Link Posted: 12/13/2003 2:30:04 PM EDT
[#3]
under the moblie home?
down here it would have been between the old mustang thats sitting on blocks and the shitter that broke last fall and now serves as a flower pot, right out in front of the moblie home.

and they wouldn't have needed a dog to know it was explosive, just ask the drunk sumbitch trying to light it.
Link Posted: 12/13/2003 4:13:18 PM EDT
[#4]
I'm feeling a Joe Dirt moment here.
Link Posted: 12/13/2003 4:54:15 PM EDT
[#5]
hey, if that thing rolled under a mobil home I owned, I'd claim it as mine.. then give it to a curious "friend" I dont particularly like.. [:D]
Link Posted: 12/13/2003 5:04:34 PM EDT
[#6]
Shouldn't we take this to a military base or something?

Yeah, I guess... but first let's shoot firecrackers at it!
Link Posted: 12/13/2003 5:06:52 PM EDT
[#7]
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I'm feeling a Joe Dirt moment here.
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Joe Diertae...

Don't try to church it up, son!
Link Posted: 12/13/2003 5:13:37 PM EDT
[#8]
   Hmmmmm......   And they keep blaming trailer park problems on tornados....Hmf...
Link Posted: 12/13/2003 5:53:28 PM EDT
[#9]

The rocket is about 4 feet long, was determined to be live and had up to a pound of[red] C-4 [/red]explosive in the warhead, plus the propellant fuel used to fire the rocket.
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Stinger missiles have nearly a lb of C-4 in the warhead.  Maybe this is what the guy had, and the story was downplayed by the po-po to the reporter.
Link Posted: 12/13/2003 6:14:53 PM EDT
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Quoted:

The rocket is about 4 feet long, was determined to be live and had up to a pound of[red] C-4 [/red]explosive in the warhead, plus the propellant fuel used to fire the rocket.
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Stinger missiles have nearly a lb of C-4 in the warhead.  Maybe this is what the guy had, and the story was downplayed by the po-po to the reporter.
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I EXTREMELY doubt it was a Stinger!!  Manpads are highly accountable items!!!  A 2.75" Rockets can be found on many impact areas in "dud" condition!

As far as a Stinger having C-4 as it explosive warhead filler, I doubt it.  Plastic explosives are usually not found in warheads, I can only think of one off and that is the M123 165mm HEP round!  

C-4 is basically a general-purpose explosive for ground troops to use.  Its ability to be used like a putty and the fact it not very sensitive to Heat/Shock/Friction are why it replaced TNT.   C-4 can't be melted and poured into warheads like TNT and Comp B, it would have to be pressed in, a more costly endeavor!
Link Posted: 12/14/2003 5:39:07 AM EDT
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I trained on Stingers for six years in the FL Army National Guard - 14S MOS.  Yes, they have C-4 in the warhead.  As for the accountability, it IS doubtful that one could appear in private hands, I was just throwing out a possiblity.
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