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Measured figures
M1A1
Single sourcesections (general)
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bangalore torpedo | DM51 hand grenade |
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| Type | Explosive charge[source] | Hand grenade[source] |
| Place of origin | British India[source] | West Germany[source] |
| In service | 1914–present[source] | 1978–…[source] |
| Wars | World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War Yom Kippur War War in Afghanistan Russian Invasion of Ukraine[source] | Russo-Ukrainian War |
up to in
Single sourceup to 15 m (49 ft) in 1.5 m (4.9 ft) sections (general), 5 ft (1.5 m) (M1A1)[source]
with fuse
Single source107 mm (4.2 in) (with fuse)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Captain R. L. McClintock[source] | Diehl Defence[source] |
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| Designed | 1912[source] | 1970s[source] |
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| Produced | February 1943 – November 1944 (M1A1)[source] | 1970s–…[source] |
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| No. built | Approximately 3,255,000 torpedo sections (M1A1)[source] | — |
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| Variants | M1 Bangalore Torpedo series, Advanced Performance Bangalore Torpedo (L26A1 Bangalore Torpedo Demolition Charge), Bangalore Blade, F60 Bangalore Torpedo[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Filling | TNT , 80–20 TNT and ammonium nitrate (M1A1), C4 (modern production)[source] | PETN[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Detonator[source] | DM82 delay fuse[source] |
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| References | Catalogue of Standard Ordnance Items , Second Edition 1944, Volume III, p. 598[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Mondial Defence Systems[source]Manufactured until 2017 | Diehl Defence[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | €33.60 (1996)[source] |
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