The Vulcan

Consists of a kit of parts from which small point-focal and explosiveliy-formed projectile shaped charges can be assembled.

The plastic body is internally shaped to form an efficient charge and is provided with a detonator well.

Various Types of Projectile are available.
These are selected according to the intended application of the charge.

User-filled Charges may be transported and stored as a set of inert components, then assembled by the operator to meet specific applications and filled with plastic explosive.

Explosive Loads vary between five and fifty grams according to application.

Ease of Portability results from the lightweight plastic body construction. The operator can therefore carry a large number of charges which require no heavy means of support. They may be deployed by hand or by the smallest of remotely controlled vehicles. Since they disintegrate upon firing, there is no recoil.

Freedom from dangerous fragments is an incidental advantage of the plastic body components; this greatly reduces incidental damage behind and to the sides of the
exploding charges.

Vulcan charges are supported by means of aluminium wire legs which may be configured into a bipod or tripod; as the situation allows, the devices may be laid directly on the ground. No precautions against recoil are required.

Initiation and Body Variants The detonator well is
ordinarily sized to take the British in service L1A1 and L2A1 detonators, standard US military detonators and the detonating cord booster (DCB); it can also accept commercial detonators and shock-tube initiators. The system can be adapted to accept other military and commercial detonators, as required. All detonators are held by a universal detonator holding screw.