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IED COMPONENTS - EXPLOSIVE - COMPOSITION C - C4
C4 is a common variety of the plastic explosive family known as Composition C. The British version is known as PE-4. C-4 is composed of explosives, plastic binder, plasticiser to make it malleable, and usually a market or odourising taggant chemical. C-4 has a similar texture to modelling clay and can be molded into any desired shape. It is stable and an explosion can only be initiated by the combination of extreme heat and shock wave from a...
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