I wonder how long before mortars, field artillery and grenades all use TNT as HE filler?
fleadermouse wrote:I think we are most likely looking at TNT here not dynamite. The detonation velocity is wrong for dynamite. Standard dynamite is 40% nitro and it detonates at about 15-16,000 fps. Extra dynamite is 60% nitro and detonates at about 19,000 fps. TNT detonates at 22,600fps which fits very nicely with the text.
Secondly, TNT makes a good shell bursting charge dynamite does not.
finally TNT can be formed into shapes like the text indicated. dynamite is nitroglycerin soaked clay (DE) that is packed into cardboard tubes.
Also RDX The active component in C4 detonates at about 29,000 fps which probably disqualifies it from consideration.