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Piers of the destroyed railway bridge on the Sutlej seen from the Hussainiwala Headworks. By B Vohra
Date: 2006-06-08
Owner: Gallery Administrator
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FUJIFILM
Model
FinePix A340
Aperture Value
f/5.7
Color Space
sRGB
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Program
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No Flash
ISO
64
Metering Mode
Multi-Segment
Shutter Speed Value
1/360 sec
Date/Time
2006 Jun 08 12:18:08 +0100
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Sympathetic detonation is the setting off of explosions due to detonation in surrounding charges - typically, it is due to accident/. mishandling. The bridge coiuld have been rigged for demoliton to deny access to enemy, but something, like a unsafe...
Sympathetic detonation is the setting off of explosions due to detonation in surrounding charges - typically, it is due to accident/. mishandling. The bridge coiuld have been rigged for demoliton to deny access to enemy, but something, like a unsafe detonator, direct hit could have triggered the explosion - hence the term 'sympathetic detonation
Posted by Shikhar Parjan on 2006 Dec 26 06:01:33 +0000
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On the memorial plaque for the 1971 Battle of Hussainiwala it is mentioned that the bridge was destroyed because of a "sympathetic detonation". My interpretation - the bridge had been wired for demolition in case the troops had to retreat to the eastern...
On the memorial plaque for the 1971 Battle of Hussainiwala it is mentioned that the bridge was destroyed because of a "sympathetic detonation". My interpretation - the bridge had been wired for demolition in case the troops had to retreat to the eastern bank, but it blew up when a shell landed on or near it.
Posted by Mohan Bhuyan on 2006 Dec 16 15:19:03 +0000
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