User:The All-knowing Sith'ari/M383C Linear Shaped Charge Demolition Kit

The M383C Linear Shaped Charge Demolition Kit is a kit containing various metal and plastic parts which a UNSC operator packs with C-12 explosive to produce a shaped charge or an explosively formed penetrator. The kit also contains a tripod and sights for aiming the explosive device.

A linear shaped charge (LSC) has a tantalum liner with V-shaped profile and varying length. The liner is surrounded with explosive, the explosive then encased within a suitable material that serves to protect the explosive and to confine it upon detonation. The charge is detonated at some point in the explosive above the liner apex. The detonation projects the liner to form a continuous, knife-like jet. The jet cuts any material in its path, to a depth depending on the size and materials used in the charge.LSCs are commonly used in the controlled demolition of buildings.

An explosively formed penetrator (EFP) uses the action of the explosive's detonation wave (and to a lesser extent the propulsive effect of its detonation products) to project and deform a dish of tantalum into a compact high-velocity projectile, commonly called the slug. This slug is projected toward the target at about two kilometers per second.

Operators

 * Interplanetary Commonwealth