How to Blow Things Up: Week 2, Period 5

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

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 The OCD is up.  All links go to wikipedia so the FBI shouldn't break down your doors.  More explanation in the OCD threads.]

[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*]

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Re: Pair Up and Discuss Tactics - Class 2

[ella-obeys.livejournal.com]

Ella's brow knit in concentration. This didn't have much to do with explosives, but it was interesting.

"I suppose there must be, or how would we all get here?" she slowly agreed. "The question is why we don't all pop back and forth all the time, really."

Re: Pair Up and Discuss Tactics - Class 2

[first-guardian.livejournal.com]

"Maybe there's just this island?" Ichigo mused, coming to the same constatation as Ella. "This has nothing to do with explosives, huh?"

Re: Pair Up and Discuss Tactics - Class 2

[ella-obeys.livejournal.com]

"Not much, no," Ella said. "So when would you use a weapon like these?"

Re: Pair Up and Discuss Tactics - Class 2

[first-guardian.livejournal.com]

Considering all fighting Ichigo did happened on a spiritual level and his soul cutter, Zangetsu, could destroy what he needed... he wouldn't.

"I'm not sure, I think you're right that it's more of use when you don't have any other things on hand," he replied, forcing his mind to think of a different sort of fighting. "They feel like terrorist's weapons or maybe for a resistance."

Re: Pair Up and Discuss Tactics - Class 2

[ella-obeys.livejournal.com]

Ella wouldn't either, really. She preferred to talk her way out of things if she had the choice.

"For a resistance," she agreed. "or if you needed it to look like a resistance, maybe? If you were afraid your normal weapons would be traced back to you."

"Which goes back to terrorism, I suppose."

Re: Pair Up and Discuss Tactics - Class 2

[first-guardian.livejournal.com]

"I guess it's the same thing depending on what side you're on," Ichigo replied. "Unless history decides you had the right cause, you'll just be a terrorist anyway."