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fandomhigh2008-07-16 07:56 am
tricksy-spy.livejournal.com) wrote in fandomhigh2008-07-16 07:56 am
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How to Blow Things Up: Week 2, Period 5
The class met in the Danger Room today. Aly was looking rather pleased at the situation.
"Okay guys, our first practical class is here in the Danger Room so everyone can get used to the way handling explosives feel without the possibility of them actually blowing you up. This one may be a redux for those of you who may have been in another class of mine so I apologise but review is never a bad thing."
"We're going to deal with improvised devices today, and two in particular, but first you do need to know a bit about the theory," Aly gave a concise but thorough lecture on explosive materials and the science behind them. The impression she gave off was one of a child dutifully eating his meat so he could get to the pudding. Practicalities were obviously more interesting to her
"The two explosives we're going to work with today are two improvised explosives. You don't always have access to military material and you definitely don't always need it. One of the most common explosives in this word - and also one of the easiest to make is anfo - fertiliser and fuel oil. It sounds simple but a just a ton or so in a the right place could blow up a cargo ship and the harbor it's sitting in. The other is less an explosive than a weapon. Molotov cocktails - half gasoline, and half motor oil - you've probably already heard of them if your from this world. They're easy to make and can do a lot of damage especially against gasoline engines or wood structures."
"There's hundreds of other kinds of improvised explosives and we'll talk about those. What I want you to do today is to pair up and discuss when this type of improvised explosive device would be useful. Then make anfo into a bomb and also make the Molotov cocktails. After you have them ready, you can blow things up."
[OOC:Please wait for
[OOC2: As a side note, the idea of anfo blowing up a ship and the harbour it's in is from an AWESOME series of books that begins with Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden. Go read them. Seriously. *finishes pimping for the day*]
"Okay guys, our first practical class is here in the Danger Room so everyone can get used to the way handling explosives feel without the possibility of them actually blowing you up. This one may be a redux for those of you who may have been in another class of mine so I apologise but review is never a bad thing."
"We're going to deal with improvised devices today, and two in particular, but first you do need to know a bit about the theory," Aly gave a concise but thorough lecture on explosive materials and the science behind them. The impression she gave off was one of a child dutifully eating his meat so he could get to the pudding. Practicalities were obviously more interesting to her
"The two explosives we're going to work with today are two improvised explosives. You don't always have access to military material and you definitely don't always need it. One of the most common explosives in this word - and also one of the easiest to make is anfo - fertiliser and fuel oil. It sounds simple but a just a ton or so in a the right place could blow up a cargo ship and the harbor it's sitting in. The other is less an explosive than a weapon. Molotov cocktails - half gasoline, and half motor oil - you've probably already heard of them if your from this world. They're easy to make and can do a lot of damage especially against gasoline engines or wood structures."
"There's hundreds of other kinds of improvised explosives and we'll talk about those. What I want you to do today is to pair up and discuss when this type of improvised explosive device would be useful. Then make anfo into a bomb and also make the Molotov cocktails. After you have them ready, you can blow things up."
[OOC:
[OOC2: As a side note, the idea of anfo blowing up a ship and the harbour it's in is from an AWESOME series of books that begins with Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden. Go read them. Seriously. *finishes pimping for the day*]
Anfo
After it's mixed, there are pipes for the mixture to be tamped into and fuses to be added.
Play with it handwavily. If you want to screw up and have it ignite too soon, that's fine, but Danger Room so you won't get hurt. Just a flash and a bit of a bang to show you screwed up.
Re: Anfo
"We can sit it out," Karal told him, honestly just as happy to do so. "If it's too bad for you, we can simply watch. I'm sure no one will mind."
Re: Anfo
She moved much slower, almost glacially slow, on her second attempt.
Re: Anfo
Re: Anfo