A Bangalore torpedo is an explosive charge placed within one or several connected tubes. It is used by combat engineers to clear obstacles that would otherwise require them to approach directly, possibly under fire. It is sometimes colloquially referred to as a Bangalore mine, bangers or simply Bangalore. It has been estimated that the modern Bang...
Explosive tube used to clear a path through a wire entanglement.
[n] - a metal pipe filled with explosive, used to detonate land mines or to clear a path through barbed wire
noun a metal pipe filled with explosive, used to detonate land mines or to clear a path through barbed wire