The Breaching Kit equips Breaching teams with a comprehensive selection of user-filled explosive charges, specially developed to meet their needs. Operators use these charges in Explosive Method of Entry (EMoE) and explosive breaching tasks. The image illustrates the kit, but you can adapt the contents to suit your needs. Kit components include:
- Water-tamped explosive charges
- Tamped strip/frame charges
- Demolition charges
- Accessories and adhesive tapes
World-renowned breaching products
A variety of cutting, pushing and highly penetrative charges are available
Highly portable, even when filled
Use strip charges individually or to make frames
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Water-Tamped Explosive Charges
The Breaching Kit includes various sizes of water-tamped explosive charges, which have a variety of tactical applications.
The renowned Gatecrasher™ is a wall-breaching charge that can make a man-sized hole in walls up to 50cm (20in) thick. If your operations require it, Gatecrasher can be provided in a rollable, modular variant for easy deployment.
Breacher’s Boot™ and Mini Breacher’s Boot™ are effective at punching through various doors, including heavy fire doors, and can be requested for inclusion in the kit.
Tamped Strip/Frame Charges
You can deploy Alford Strip™ charges as straight lengths or configure them as a frame charge using the corner and t-joint pieces. Charges are filled with an inert water-based gel, which enhances tamping and minimises fragmentation. Alford Strip is provided in 25mm and 42mm diameters.
Demolition Charges
The Universal Demolition Block (UDB) charge can be provided in two sizes upon request. It can be used to gain entry through compound walls, for countermining, or as a general demolition charge.
Developed specifically to carry PE7 blocks and most types of plastic explosive, the explosive can be inserted either in its original wrapping, cut to size, or moulded into the slide-out explosive tray.
Accessories and Adhesive Tapes
The Alford Strip charge is provided with corner pieces and T-joints to make frame charges. End caps are also provided so the strips can be cut to shape and the cap inserted to keep the water-based gel secure inside the charge.
Two types of adhesive tape are also provided: one for wet conditions and one that is highly adhesive for firm positioning.
Optional Extras and Spares
Other products are available for breaching teams that require a Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) capability. Spare charges and accessories can be purchased as the items are used.