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A sympathetic detonation (SD, or SYDET), also called flash over or secondary/secondaries (explosion), is a detonation, usually unintended, of an explosive charge by a nearby explosion.

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Sympathetic detonation

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A sympathetic detonation (SD, or SYDET), also called flash over or secondary/secondaries (explosion), is a detonation, usually unintended, of an explosive...

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Sympathetic

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identification with another Sympathetic detonation, a detonation, usually unintended, of an explosive charge by a nearby explosion Sympathetic magic, in religion...

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Detonation

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needed]. Carbon detonation Detonator Detonation of an explosive charge Detonation diamond Detonation flame arrester Sympathetic detonation Nuclear testing...

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Cooking off

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thermal event less intense than fire. A cooked-off round may cause a sympathetic detonation of adjacent rounds. Insensitive munitions are designed to be less...

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Giant Viper

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a six-metre-wide path of anti-personnel and anti-tank mines by sympathetic detonation. This cleared path has a length of around 200 metres. For safety...

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Catastrophic kill

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any fuel the vehicle may be carrying as well as the detonation (cooking off, or sympathetic detonation) of its ammunition. A catastrophic kill does not necessarily...

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Dynamite

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without the extreme shock and heat provided by a blasting cap (or a sympathetic detonation); this stability also allows it to be melted at 81 °C (178 °F),...

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Insensitive munition

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need addressing when designing IM, e.g., slow and fast cook-off, sympathetic detonation, bullet and fragment impact, and shaped charge jet impact. Extensive...

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PMN mine

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an anti-handling device. Note that detonation of an MS-3 under an anti-tank mine may cause sympathetic detonation of the larger munition. Additionally...

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Naval mine

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explosive contained within the mine or mines. This latter is known as a sympathetic detonation. Counter-mining is normally used as a last resort or if other equipment...

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1967 USS Forrestal fire

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Composition B.[page needed] The ninth explosion was attributed to a sympathetic detonation between an AN-M65 and a newer 500-lb M117 H6 bomb that were positioned...

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North Sea Mine Barrage

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relay armature or seawater leaking into damaged mines rather than sympathetic detonation of explosives. The minesweepers were sometimes able to continue...

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Explosive

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its own detonation wave. The procedure involves the detonation of a series of charges of different diameters until difficulty in detonation wave propagation...

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Japanese cruiser Tsushima

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Spanish–American War with torpedo reliability and the dangers of sympathetic detonation, it was decided not to use this weapon on the new cruisers. The...

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Topfmine

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glass fuze plug on the top. This design was very thin-walled and sympathetic detonation could occur if the mines were planted closer together than seven...

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Japanese cruiser Niitaka

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Spanish–American War with torpedo reliability and the dangers of sympathetic detonation, it was decided not to use this weapon on the new cruisers. The...

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PRB M3 mine

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splits do not affect the mine's performance. The mines are prone to sympathetic detonation if laid closer together than 2 m. The mine is found in Angola, Chad...

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CC 48 mine

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laid between 3.5 and 1.8 meters apart, any closer would trigger sympathetic detonation. Length: 0.28 m Width: 0.13 m Height: 0.14 m Operating pressure:...

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Autonomous Benthic Explorer

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used to provide buoyancy catastrophically failed, leading to the sympathetic detonation of the remaining five spheres. ABE is not believed to be recoverable...

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