C-14 Plastic Explosive

"Wraiths closing in, left and right, and some crazy fuck was slapping 'blast packs' onto them and ducking down before blowing them to pieces."

- Private John Hanson

is a UNSC explosive device designed for demolitions. It is a plastic explosive, a malleable and pliant material that can be molded to match any form. It is heat and shock proof, being only receptive to electrical shocks. The explosive is usually stored in the form of a 'blast pack', which is three 20cm thermoplastic tubes than can fit in a UNSC utility pouch and is armed with a remote detonated electrical detonator. These tubes can be individually seperated and used with the remote detonator or detonated via cables. It is also availible in a similarly sized block of solid C-14 that comes in a wrapper and can be pulled apart and molded for various duties and requires a electrical detonator. A small 4 inch cube could destroy a 5 story building.

Uses
The C-14 Plastic Explosive is used for a variety of demolitions duties, such as destroying buildings, obstacles, debris and even bunkers, in large amounts. It can also be used to destroy armour vehicles, either by directly applying the charge or leaving it in the path of the vehicle. It can also be used as a ad hoc mine, remotely detonating it. It has one other use, being used with IEDs or car bombs, a popular weapon by UNSC Spec Ops preforming unconventional warfare and popular with terrorists. It has even been used as a ad hoc shaped charge on the nose of vehicles and driven into a another or a building to act as a devasting explosive, if slightly suicidal.

Operation
The explosive material is activated by a electrical charge, usually from a remote operated device. This sends a encrypted and unbreakable signal through a radio channel, with a range of up to a mile. It can also be activated by attaching primer cords on it and sending a electrical current through them. Timed detonators, with coded locks are availible and it can be activated with ad hoc detonators, such as rigged up radios, mobile phones, circuit boards and other electrical devices.