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Semtex-H, an example of a plastic explosive.

A Plastic exlplosive is an explosive that can be formed freely, and that can take almost any form. In 1898, Georg Friedrich Henning developed the substance that is known as RDX or T4 today, but which he called Hexogen. This substance is also part of Composite Compound 4 (or C4), which was developed in the 1960s.

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  • Eod2

    C-4 plastic explosive (the off-white rectangular blocks) being used to destroy unexploded artillery components.

  • C4 plastic explosive

    A C-4 charge packed onto a marine anchor chain

  • Preparation of the demolition with explosive charges and wire (22731570152)

    Disposal of munitions with plastic explosives

  • This image shows the pile of UXO and a box of the PE4 explosive, which was used to detonate the deadly munitions. MOD 45146241

    PE4 sticks, used alongside the L3A1 slab version by the British Armed Forces prior to the adoption of the later L20A1 block/L21A1 slab PE7 and L22A1 slab PE8 explosives

  • C4 explosive

    A 1.25 lb demolition charge of C4 explosive

  • USMC-100609-M-0761B-014

    A Marine shapes a charge of C4 to cut through solid steel at a demolitions range

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Explosivo plástico para niños

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