Powder? Blown up sir

[Snuby642]

So an article that was an interesting read and piece of on going history.

Modern black powder shortage.

The U.S. Military Relies on One Louisiana Factory. It Blew Up.

Decades of consolidation has left the Pentagon vulnerable to mishaps—including when the sole maker of a crucial type of gunpowder went offline. This article is part of a series examining the problems confronting America’s military.

www.wsj.com

 

[7.62willdo]

Fuck paywalls

 

[sirhrmechanic]

So… civil war supplier has issues?

Sirhr

 

[Snuby642]

The stuff is still used by our modern military.

But ya, LMAO

 

[Blue Sky Country]

Black powder is used as an initiator in many types of solid rockets, including the NASA SLS and Shuttle boosters. Charges of BP are arranged in a way so that when ignited by computer controls, they spread flame evenly to the solid propellant, ensuring that the solids start burning evenly. BP by itself is still used in some types of line launching cartridges...