Ball Bearings

Um... Yeah... I thought I wrote that. Or were you calling out Comp-B for some part I missed?

LLoyd

No..I was clarifying. RDX is also used.

Gunner

The aim of untold millions is to be free to do exactly as they choose and for someone else to pay when things go wrong.

In the past few decades, a peculiar and distinctive psychology has emerged in England. Gone are the civility, sturdy independence, and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war years . It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaints, and special pleading. The collapse of the British character has been as swift and complete as the collapse of British power.

Theodore Dalrymple,

Yep, although most of the ones we saw in RVN were comp-B. I guess I just missed the context, not the content.

'Course, my favorite was the 1/4lb TNT "talcum". You could do wonderful stuff with that'n.

LLoyd

I was always a bit fond of det cord...hang your laundry, or fall a tree precisely. And other more official stuff...

Gunner

The aim of untold millions is to be free to do exactly as they choose and for someone else to pay when things go wrong.

In the past few decades, a peculiar and distinctive psychology has emerged in England. Gone are the civility, sturdy independence, and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war years . It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaints, and special pleading. The collapse of the British character has been as swift and complete as the collapse of British power.

Theodore Dalrymple,