Locally produced bottle disruptor
A readily available disposable water bottle of the appropriate size is selected. A quantity of detonating cord that will achieve the desired affect is chosen and cut to length. This is then folded in on itself (possibly several times depending on overall length) to enable it to fit in the bottle, and secured with tape. The lid is removed from the water bottle and the detonating cord is inserted with a tail protruding out of the bottle. The user can then either cut a hole in the lid, slide it over the detonating cord tail, attach the lid to the bottle and secure the tail with tape, or simply tape the bottle opening closed securing the detonating cord at the same time.
ׁ HINTS.
- The bottle should be thin walled plastic, preferably with parallel sides. Avoid bottles made of hard plastic. Single use bottles are ideal. - Detonating cord is hygroscopic. It is common practice to tape exposed ends to help prevent moisture ingress. It is also recommended to avoid having an end submerged in water. - Ensure when folding the detonating cord that enough is left protruding to form a tail to which a detonator can be attached. - There is no stipulated bottle size and quantity of detonating cord. This is chosen by the MA IEDD operator depending on the situation and desired effect of the disruptor. As a general rule though, it is recommended not to go below 500 ml of water and 8 g of net explosive quantity of detonating cord (roughly 65 cm of 12 g/m detonating cord or 4 strands in a bottle).
STEP 2 – DEPLOYMENT AND PLACEMENT
ׁ WARNING. Correct procedures to safely connect the detonator to the explosive chain must be observed.
For manual deployment the bottle disruptor is normally carried by the MA IEDD operator from the CP to the IED without a detonator attached. At an appropriate point and distance from the device the IEDD operator then attaches the detonator following the organisation’s SOPs. This procedure involves a dynamic risk assessment to ascertain the safest and most appropriate point to balance the risk of completing the explosive chain of the bottle disruptor versus time spent in the explosive danger area. The bottle disruptor is then placed to achieve the optimum effect on the IED without prolonging the time in the danger area or compromising safety. ׁ HINT. When placing the bottle disruptor, the MA IEDD operator should consider the effects of disruption and where components will fall. The orientation of the placement should, if possible, direct the disrupted components to fall into an area in which it is much easier to subsequently confirm disruption. However, this should not be done at the expense of correct disruptor placement or safety.
Achieving the best target effect from a bottle disruptor:
• Correct distance from the IED – as close as possible to it, without touching.
• Centre of the target.
• Consider the type of target being attacked (most suitable size of bottle and quantity of explosives, best / worst case).
• Towards a backstop but not hard against it.
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