It's a blast: Ranger Regiment soldiers practise explosive techniques in disused quarry

Soldiers from the Ranger Regiment have been having a blast in Somerset as they undergo training and practice to sharpen their demolition skills.

Manoeuvre support rangers, whose responsibility it is to perform mobility and counter-mobility drills, are being trained to use plastic explosives in the most effective way possible.

The video above shows personnel in an area located inside a disused quarry 80 metres down being shown how to best use military-grade explosives and linear cutting charges to cut through reinforced concrete.

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