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.
Semtex
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Semtex is a general-purpose plastic explosive containing RDX and PETN. It is used in commercial blasting, demolition, and in certain military applications.
Samples of semtex and other plastic explosives