Bomb Disposal History

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Bomb disposal is the process in which explosive devices are rendered safe and are properly disposed of. Bomb disposal teams, more commonly referred to as Bomb Squads have the job to identify, defuse and dispose of an explosive device. Bomb squads can be found in each branch of military as well as in our local and state police. Bomb disposal teams in the navy and airforce tend to work on the disposal of explosive chemicals more than they do explosive devices. The Army and Marines are trained more in actual bomb disposal rather than chemical disposal. Bomb Disposal teams in the police force have to learn both and have to know how to defuse different types of IEDs. My senior project is going to be about the history of bomb disposal and the tools …show more content…
The mass production of artillery shells led to many defects in the ammunition, a large percentage of shells fired were found to be duds. These “duds” became hazardous as they were unpredictable. They could explode at any second. The British dedicated a section of their Ordnance Examiners from the Royal Army to handle the issue. In 1918, the Germans developed delayed-action fuzes that would later develop into more advanced versions during the 1930s. As Nazi Germany began its arms development. These tests led to the development of Unexploded Bombs. These bombs were first used during the Spanish Civil War of 1936-37. These delayed-action bombs provoked terror in the civilian population because they could explode at any time and could also be hidden underground or in trash piles. This also complicated the task of disarming them. The Germans saw that unexploded bombs caused far more chaos than bombs that exploded immediately. This caused them to increase their usage of delayed-action bombs in World War II.

In World War 2 there were no specialized tools, training, or core knowledge available,for the allies to use. as Technicians learned how to safely neutralize one variant of munition, the enemy would add or change parts to make defusal efforts more deadly. Many men were killed due to the dangers of bomb disposal back then. This trend of cat and mouse extends even to the present day. and the various techniques used
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The RCV comes with cameras, microphones, and sensors that help identify the bomb type. the RCV can help the bomb squad get valuable information of what type of explosive it is. Many of these robots have arms in case a door needs to be opened, or a bomb needs to be moved to a safer location. The first ever RCV was created by Major Robert John Wilson Patterson. It was created while his team was training at the Bomb Disposal School. Other devices that are commonly used by bomb squads include devices similar to the X-ray, and sensors that can detect sounds, odors, or even images from within the bomb. Once the technicians determine where and what device is the bomb, they will form a plan to disarm it. This includes things as simple as replacing safety features, or as difficult as using high powered explosive devices to bind or remove parts of the device. this will be accomplished by RCV, but there are still circumstances when a robot won't do, and a technician must put himself at risk by personally going near the bomb. The bomb squad wear a specialized protective suit, that has flame and fragmentation resistant material similar to bulletproof vests. Some suits have advanced features such as internal cooling, amplified hearing, and communications back to the control area. This suit is used to increase the odds of survival in case of the

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