THE
MOWBRAY
DOOR
UNIT
LENGTH: 25" (635mm) / WIDTH: 12" (305mm) / HEIGHT: 16.5" (420mm) / BARREL BORE: 6.75" (170mm) / WEIGHT OF MDD UNIT: 129lbs (58kgs)
DOWN
The Mowbray Door Down unit has been
developed to enable police personnel to overcome the access problems
encountered in hostile situations such as opposed searches or sieges.
Simple to deploy and operate, the MDD unit has a more powerful access
capability than the standard manual ram, and operates more rapidly than
hydraulic breaching equipment.
Using the MDD unit it is possible to gain entry rapidly, even through barricaded doors, enabling a team to gain access at the moment of breaching while minimising risk to the occupants of the property - a consideration particularly vital when hostages are involved. The MDD unit achieves this by launching a water-filled plastic container at a velocity sufficient to breach the door, with the accumulated kinetic energy being instantly and safetly dissipated upon impact.
Propulsion is by compressed air, with the rear of the MDD's smooth-bore launcher being divided into an air reservoir separated from the main launcher by an entrapped glass disc. This disc ruptures by electric detonation at a given pressure, thus applying instantaneous pressure to the rear of the projectile. A loose piston prevents any leakage of air past the projectile, giving good velocity at pressures of up to 250 psi.
The complete system comprises 1 MDD unit, 6 glass burst discs, 6 containers, 1 piston, 1 H.P. air cylinder and control box, all stored in a strong wooden box. The system is easily transportable in a helicopter or a patrol car. It can be carried comfortably by a two-man team and is compact enough to pass through any standard doorway.
Using the MDD unit it is possible to gain entry rapidly, even through barricaded doors, enabling a team to gain access at the moment of breaching while minimising risk to the occupants of the property - a consideration particularly vital when hostages are involved. The MDD unit achieves this by launching a water-filled plastic container at a velocity sufficient to breach the door, with the accumulated kinetic energy being instantly and safetly dissipated upon impact.
Propulsion is by compressed air, with the rear of the MDD's smooth-bore launcher being divided into an air reservoir separated from the main launcher by an entrapped glass disc. This disc ruptures by electric detonation at a given pressure, thus applying instantaneous pressure to the rear of the projectile. A loose piston prevents any leakage of air past the projectile, giving good velocity at pressures of up to 250 psi.
The complete system comprises 1 MDD unit, 6 glass burst discs, 6 containers, 1 piston, 1 H.P. air cylinder and control box, all stored in a strong wooden box. The system is easily transportable in a helicopter or a patrol car. It can be carried comfortably by a two-man team and is compact enough to pass through any standard doorway.