RC antenna
RC receiver
Electric detonator
Detonating cord booster
HME
Main charge
Fragmentation
Image 4. Cross-section of an RCIED incorporating a directional fragmentation charge
2.2.2.COMMAND WIRE
A command wire IED is an electrically initiated IED that has a physical link between a firing point and contact point.
Key advantages include:
• A simple IED that requires no additional electronic circuitry;
• Not affected by jamming devices and is less susceptible to spurious RF signals;
• Can be operated with very basic levels of training.
Key disadvantages include:
• The firer is normally limited to a fixed firing point;
• Can take time to emplace due to the physical link;
• Uses significant quantities of electrical wire.
The following series of images illustrates the use of a command wire IED with a large blast main charge.
ׁ WARNING. The scenario is set in the context of the IED having recently been emplaced. MA organisations would be responding to this type of IED only if it was abandoned after the conflict.
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