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PYROTECHNICS REGULATIONS
NO PYROTECHNICS ARE PERMITTED AT FORT
INDIANTOWN GAP, NONE OF ANY KIND!!
Article I
Types of Powder
01. No flash powder will be used in
personal pyrotechnics such as hand grenades, mortar shells, rifle grenades, etc.
02. We STRONGLY recommend Pyrodex P
for use in pyrotechnics due to the shorter duration of flash time. Pyrodex RS
tends to have a prolonged burning time and is a potential fire hazard.
Article II
Containers and Shell Bodies
01. No wood, PVC, Fiberglass,
metal, or other types of splinter generating material will be used for burst
containment.
02. No metal such as staples and screws
will be used in the fastening together projectiles. Find suitable tapes or glues
substitutes.
03. No potential striking edge of any
pyrotechnic device will be constructed with prohibited materials listed in
Section 1.
04. We recommend the following types of
materials: flexible plastic bottles, paper or cardboard tubing, tennis balls,
radiator hose, or any other material that is soft, flexible, and does not
splinter.
Article III
Tail Sections of Mortar Shells and Rifle
Grenades
01. Tails may be constructed of PVC or
other plastic tubing with rounded edges, provided flight characteristics ensure
a nose-first strike. Avoid wood dowel rod tails.
02. Fins will not be made out of metal,
hard plastic, PVC, or any wood harder than balsa wood. We recommend the
following materials for tail fins: Balsa wood, cardboard, soft plastics, soft
vinyl flooring tile, and similar materials.
03. Nose shapes should be rounded off flat
with rounded edges. No pointed nose shapes on any kind of projectiles. We
recommend the following materials for noses: Ping-Pong balls, soft rubber balls,
tennis balls, Dixie cups soft plastic bottles, or other similar materials.
Article IV
Rifle and Hand Grenades
01. Bursting charges should not exceed 100
grains of Pyrodex. NO FLASH POWDER!
02. Grenades must be as near to actual
size as possible.
03. Grenades should be lobbed, not thrown
baseball style.
04. Rifle grenades will NOT be used
in the horizontal fire at or near personnel.
05. No grenade may have a contact
ignition. ONLY time delay ignition may be used.
06. The maximum weight for rifle grenades
is 8 ounces because of the increased striking power generated by their higher
velocity and small noses contact area.
Article V
Mortar and Artillery Shells
01. Bursting charges will not exceed 100
grains of Pyrodex NO FLASH POWDER!
02. No mortar or artillery shell will be
fired at an angle less than 45 degrees above horizontal.
03. No mortar or artillery shell may have
a contact detonator. Time delay ignition only.
04. Mortar and artillery shells shall be
appropriately colored to enable recognition while in flight. This will minimize
risk to personnel from incoming fire. Colors should attempt to replicate the
color of the original shell.
05. Shells with a 2-inch or smaller
diameter will have a total landing weight of less than 10 ounces. Shells larger
than 2-inch diameter will have a landing weight of less than 12 ounces.
06. Federal law limits launch charges to 4
ounces (or 1750 grains) of black powder or Pyrodex. We strongly recommend that
launch charges be limited to 200 grains or less. It is possible to rupture
mortar and artillery tubes with blank charges.
Article VI
Mines
01. Only Pyrodex may be used for land mine
charges. Black powder has proven to be too concussive for safe use in land
mines.
02. Mine Charges will not exceed 120
grains of moderately confined Pyrodex.
03. All rocks, stones, and foreign objects
must be removed from the vicinity of planted mines to eliminate shrapnel and
risk to personnel.
04. All mines should be as close to actual
size as possible to allow expansion of powder gases to reduce concussive effect.
05. All mines must either be detonated or
removed at the conclusion of the event to ensure continued good relations with
sponsors/property owners and to avoid fire hazards and potential injuries.
06. All materials used to make land mines
must comply with Article I and II.
07. No mines can be used at an event
unless they have been specifically cleared with the Federation Officers who are
coordinating the event.
Article VII
Booby Traps and Trip Wires
01. Only Pyrodex may be used for charges
in booby traps. Same reasoning applies to mines in Article VI.
02. Powder charges for booby traps may not
exceed 120 grains of Pyrodex.
03. Charges should be attached as to
direct the burst away from the victim.
04. Equipment and accouterments should not
be booby trapped as this would discourage the practice of returning lost
equipment.
05. Booby traps and trip wires should
conform and resemble that which was available to the respective forces during
the 1939 to 1945 period.
06. All materials used to make booby traps
and trip wires must comply with Articles I and II.
07. All unused booby traps and trip wires
must be dismantled or cleared at the conclusion of the event.
Article VIII
Pop Flares, Military Devices, and
Simulators
01. No pop-up flares, no military
grenade-simulators, and no military artillery-simulators are allowed.
02. Military and commercial smoke devices
can be used provided they are not thrown into vehicles or dry areas where a fire
hazard exists. They should be employed only on hard clear ground to avoid the
possibility of fires.
03. Parachute flares are not allowed.
04. Trip flares are not allowed.
Article IX
Blank Ammunition
01. Wooden tip blanks may only be used in
weapons equipped with appropriate, operational shredders.
02. Crimps on blanks should be of such
construction so that no metal fragments separate from the cartridge case when
fired.
03. Wax tipped ammunition is prohibited.
04. Blank artillery and tank cannon fire
should be proceeded by a warning to troops in the vicinity of the blast.
Article X
Demolition Charges
01. Only Pyrodex may be used in demolition
charges. Same reasoning as applies to mines in article VI.
02. Powder charges for demolition charges
may not exceed 120 grains of Pyrodex.
03. Specific personnel such as pioneers,
engineers, sappers, etc., who have been trained in their proper use, will only
use demolition charges.
04. All demolition personnel should be
prepared to cope with and resultant small fires from the use of the demolition
charges.
05. All materials used to make demolition
charges must comply with Article I and II.
06. All demolition sites must be cleared
of personnel and checked to be safe by ranking member of the demolition team
before a demolition charge is detonated.
07. All unused demolition charges must be
detonated or removed at the conclusion of the event. Each demolition team is
responsible for all of their charges.
08. No demolition charges can be used at
an event unless they have been specifically cleared with the Federation officers
who are coordinating the event.
Article XI
Filler Material
01. Filler materials must be chemically
inert to avoid skin or eye injury. Filler materials should not yield shrapnel
from large pieces or yield secondary ignition.
02. We strongly recommend Sodium
Bicarbonate (also called Baking Soda) as filler material. It is readily
available at grocery stores in 1 pound boxes and from swimming pool chemical
companies in 50-pound bags. It cannot burn or explode; it is safe chemically (it
is used in eye wash solutions); it is readily removed from uniforms. NOT
ALLOWED: fine sand which can scar eye surfaces; flour which can burn or
explode and it is very difficult to remove from wet wool uniforms; kitty litter
which contains hazardous chemicals and carpenter's chalk which is very difficult
to remove from uniforms.
Article XII
Enforcement Guidelines
01. Individual unit commanders are
responsible for their personnel and all pyrotechnics that the carry and/or use.
Pyrotechnics should be inspected and samples should be used at the safety
inspection before each event. Passing the safety inspection, however, does not
relieve the unit commander from his responsibility for the conduct of his men
with respect to the use of pyrotechnics.
02. Violation of these rules will cause
all the members in the unit of the violator to be removed from the remainder of
the event. That is, if one man or woman in the 5001st Babylon Infantry Regiment
violates these rules, ALL the unit members will be removed from the rest
of the event. Failure to comply with this rule is grounds for permanent
expulsion of the unit form the Federation. The Federation Officers and Safety
Committee members will rule on any questions about these rules and their
enforcement. THEIR DECISION IS FINAL!
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