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satchel charge

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satchel charge [′sach·əl ‚chärj]
(ordnance)
A number of blocks of explosive taped to a board fitted with a rope or wire loop for carrying and attaching.
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In the early morning darkness, Captain Pfeifer was startled from his sleep when exploding satchel charges rocketed his billet.
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As mortars rounds impacted inside defensive positions, sappers carrying satchel charges and grenades slithered through the tangled foot and concertina wire.
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The underlying attitude is common to war: We are the ones who suffer; the other guy, when he is blown away by a satchel charge placed on a booby-trapped truck, gets what he deserves.
SOLDIER'S JAUNDICED VIEW OF AMERICA IN VIETNAM by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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