Baffle Range Smart Solution for Small ARms Practice Firing
Baffle range uses an improvised concept of a system of ground barriers, side walls, baffle walls and stop butt to arrest the misdirected bullets. The land required for a Baffle range can be reduced to 15-20 acres (The area required for a classification range with full danger area is around 500 acres) by providing suitably designed ballistic protection structures (i.e. baffle walls, side walls, ground barriers, stop butt etc) at specified locations and strict enforcement of safety rules/ precautions in the range. Such a great saving of land creates a possibility of having practice firing ranges at cantonments with short availability of land due to increasing population and very high estate cost.
Salient Features
Baffle range accommodates six firers in lying, kneeling and standing-in-trench firing positions from firing points at 500,400,300,200,100 and 50m(standing position only)
Safe against firing error of 14º in the horizontal plane and 12º in the vertical plane from the intended line of fire
Bund Blasting Device (BBD)
- TBRL has designed and developed Bund Blasting Device, based on the principle of hollow charge and a rocket assisted high explosive filled follow through projectile (Bursting Charge)
- For movement of mechanized army against various types of obstacles canal banks and DCBs.
- To launch equipment, bridges to enhance the mobility of mechanized infantry in the war-field
- On activation, main bursting charge moves down with the help of Rocket Motor
- Then activates a specially designed hollow charge initiation device.
- Hollow charge created a pilot hole in the ground. Main bursting charge enters to the base of the pilot hole detonates after a preset delay of 3 seconds and creates the required breach/crater.
Salient Features
- Man portable
- Rocket assisted and hence flawless flight of projectile into the hole created by hollow charge.
- Single action functioning and Capable of firing in an array mode
- Initiation device being Exploso - Mechanical, no power back is required to activate.
Multi-mode Hand Grenade
Grenades of natural fragmentation type have been in use by the infantry world over for a long time. Indian Army still uses the 36M, a grenade which also has severe reliability problems and uneven fragmenting pattern making it unsafe even to the thrower. The multi-mode grenade has been developed to overcome these defects. It uses preformed cylindrical mild steel pre-fragments to achieve uniform distribution.
Salient Features
- Modular in design
- Light in weight
- Multi mode concept
- Modular in design
- Light in weight
- Multi mode concept
- Uniform fragmentation pattern
- Less safety distances
- Higher splinter density
- Additional safety
- Maintenance free
- Highly reliability
Non Lethal Ammunition - Plastic Bullets, Fragnible Ceramic and Metal Ammunition
To counter the political and social unrests expressed by the people in the form of demonstrations which are traditionally dealt with lathi charge, tear gas, firing and end up in killing etc, TBRL has designed & developed Riot control ammunitions for Police and law enforcing agencies. These ammunitions are currently being used by various such agencies in the country. These deter unruly situations by inducing fear and using non- lethal techniques.
Plastic Bullets: Salient Features
- A non- metallic & non-poisonous bullet, Non expanding after penetration
- Induces similar sound effect as that of Ball Ammunition upto 150 m Range
- Causes only superficial injuries at 60 m and above range
- Ammunition available in two calibres i.e. .303" & 7.62mm
- Can be used by in-service weapons without any modification
Frangible Ceramic/ Metallic Ammunition
- Non-toxic and Eco- friendly. Available in 9mm calibre
- Can be fired from standard service weapons without any modification
- Disintegrates into powder on hitting hard targets like walls, metallic plate etc
- Best suitable for Training purposes and can be safely used in indoor shooting ranges
- Disintegrates into small fragments of hitting any hard target
- Powder Metallurgy techniques have been used to produce metal-matrix simulates that are having properties very similar to lead.
Indigenous Plastic Bonded Explosives
Developed and established technology for Plastic Bonded Explosives (PBX), the latest class of HE compositions with high VOD and higher detonation pressures.
Indigenous Digital Blast Data Recorder
This recorder was developed based on a new design technique, for direct measurement of important blast wave parameters.
Indigenous Transducer for Blast Measurement
Developed a blast pressure transducer for measuring blast pressures. These transducers are in regular production and being used by a no. of Laboratories.
Impulse Generator
It has been developed for the simulation of impulse noise) and testing of artificial earplugs used by Armed Forces Medical Services.
Igloo Magazine
A new construction technique of laced reinforced concrete construction in which continuous bent shear lacing along with longitudinal reinforcements on both faces of structure element are used for improving the ductility and energy absorbing capacity of the structure. This design is being used by a no. of DRDO labs, Ordnance factories, and DGQA and service depots.