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Re: 20MM Hexagon Ammunition
Jon
IIRC from my combat engineer training hexogen has clearly higher burning speed than TNT, so it should be more powerful explosive. IIRC Hex had a burning speed of 8000m/sec and TNT some 6500m/sec, but it was 30 years ago when I needed that info. So probably the rounds had more or less same explosive power but Hex round had 1/3 more ignition material. I don’t know the wax so I cannot say anything on it, maybe it was a stabilizing element. TNT is very safe explosive but Hex was at least sensitive to heat.
HTH
Juha
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