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", "banger" or simply "Bangalore" as well as a pole charge.
Bangalore torpedo
Madras Sappers and Miners with Bangalore torpedoes, 1916
Four pieces of an M1A1 Bangalore torpedo: two individual pieces, and two attached together
82nd Airborne combat engineers, Fort Bragg, 2011
A combat engineer is a type of soldier who performs military engineering tasks in support of land forces combat operations. Combat engineers perform a variety of military engineering, tunnel and mine warfare tasks, as well as construction and demolition duties in and out of combat zones.
Royal Engineers preparing site for a bridge in Afghanistan
Buffalo MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle), a common vehicle used to uncover improvised explosive devices (IEDs) by combat engineer units
The IDF Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer is used for a variety of combat engineering tasks, including opening routes, demolishing structures, digging antivehicular ditches, and constructing vehicle fighting positions.
IED detonator in Iraq
