Editing Tritonal (section)

== History ==
TNT was first prepared by [[Julius Wilbrand]] in 1863. Germany began manufacturing TNT in 1891 and aluminium was first mixed with TNT in 1899 to produce an explosive compound. In 1902, the [[German Army]] began to use TNT, replacing [[picric acid]], and in 1912, the [[United States Army|US Army]] also started to use TNT. TNT production was limited by the availability of toluene which came from coal tar. Therefore, mixtures of TNT with other compounds became widespread to relieve the shortage of TNT.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Akhavan |first=Jacqueline |title=The Chemistry of Explosives |chapter=Introduction to Explosives |date=2022-03-07 |chapter-url=https://books.rsc.org/books/monograph/944/chapter/751937/Introduction-to-Explosives  |pages=1–27 |language=en |doi=10.1039/BK9781839164460-00001 |isbn=978-1-83916-446-0 |via=Royal Society of Chemistry}}</ref>

Modern tritonal was developed as a cheaper substitute for [[Torpex]] and [[HBX]] under UWE designation (UnderWater Explosive) before it turned out Allies could produce enough [[RDX]] to cover all naval requirements late in WWII.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Ordnance |first1=United States Navy Department Bureau of |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EqNZ5hjPOVMC&pg=PA207 |title=U.S. Navy Bureau of Ordnance in World War II |last2=Rowland |first2=Buford |date=1953 |publisher=Bureau of Ordnance, Department of the Navy |language=en}}</ref>