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New from Broco Tactical: the Diamond Ripper™ rescue blade.

  • Portable lightweight systems to custom heavy duty field equipment, Broco® Military and Tactical constructs torch kits to meet the needs of specialized applications.
  • The finest exothermic equipment for military, law enforcement and first responder breaching and forced entry. In service with the best Special Forces, counter-terrorist and law enforcement groups worldwide.

Forced Entry, Breaching, Fire Rescue

Broco® pioneered portable exothermic cutting for grueling underwater operations and brought that experience to the breaching and response needs of our military and tactical customers. Today, Broco’s tactical thermal breaching torches are the rapid entry and rapid response tools military, law enforcement and first responders count on for critical breaching operations.

Exothermic torches were originally conceived and configured for equipment maintenance applications involving the rapid cutting of thick metal, or unusual metal alloys. It was this capability that led to exothermic torch use for the removal of metal barriers by military, law enforcement and rescue personnel.

Thermal breaching involves the use of torches to produce extremely high temperatures to melt, burn through, or vaporize objects and mechanisms to gain entry to secured areas or locations. The use of thermal tools is an expedient alternative when other methods are inappropriate for technical or tactical reasons. This breaching method has certain characteristics which make its deployment the best solution for many hardened targets.

Recovery / Rescue

Since 1985, specialists within the U.S. Army have extolled the benefits of exothermic torch systems for recovery applications. The Armor Center at Fort Knox recommended the removal of oxy-acetylene torches from recovery vehicles and replacing them with portable exothermic cutting units (PECUs).

An exothermic torch can be fielded quickly, with minimum setup, no adjustment, and no preheating. A wider range of materials including exotic alloys and armor plate are easily cut. Thick sections like road arms and other suspension components can be severed in about a minute.

Exothermic torches improve crew safety by eliminating the need for hazardous secondary gases (like acetylene) which are typically carried in the crew compartment. Also by reducing the overall time to complete a job, crew exposure to external hazards is minimized.

Broco® torch sets are now carried on-board the U.S. Marine Corps' and U.S. Army’s M88A2 Tank Recovery Vehicles and the Army's Forward Recovery System Heavy (FRS-H). The Australian Navy uses Broco® exothermic damage control torch sets, as does the U.S. Navy boarding party (VBSS) program.

GOWELD® is also military tested and approved. GOWELD® is the only welder fielded on the Marine Corps’ M88A2 Hercules and is a part of the Army’s new Urban Operations Supplemental Tool kit which consists of key tools to support the needs of the armed forces in the redefined 21st century battlefield.