C-4 (explosive)
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C-4 or Composition C-4 is a common variety of the plastic explosive family known as Composition C, which uses RDX as its explosive agent. C-4 is composed of explosives, plastic binder, plasticizer to
Blocks of C-4 cut to size during a demo training session, showing the white plastic explosive material
A detonation within a blast-resistant trash receptacle using a large C-4 explosive charge
Inserting a blasting cap into a block of C-4 to ready it for detonation
Wrapping on packaged C-4 indicate that it has been tagged for easier detection. Even if no taggant is used, sophisticated forensic means can still be employed to identify the presence of C-4.
RDX
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RDX, or hexogen, also known by other names, is an organic compound with the formula 3. It is white, odorless, tasteless, and widely used as an explosive. Chemically, it is classified as a nitroamine a
C-4 (explosive)
…C-4 or Composition C-4 is a common variety of the plastic explosive family known as Composition C, which uses RDX as its explosive agent. C-4 is composed of explosives, plastic binder, plasticizer to make it malleable, and usually a marker or odorizing taggant…
RDX crystal
Armourers prepare to load 1,000 lb (450 kg) medium capacity bombs into the bomb-bay of an Avro Lancaster B Mark III of No. 106 Squadron RAF at RAF Metheringham before a major night raid on Frankfurt. The stencilled lettering around the circumference of each bomb reads "RDX/TNT".