COMPOSITION 'C'
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All of the type 'C' plastic explosives (that includes C-2, C-3, and
C-4) are exceedingly powerful and should be used with utmost care.
This explosive is just a copy of a British explosive that was adopted
early in WWII. This explosive is the choice explosive of the type 'C'
compounds because of its relative ease of manufacture and the easy
aquisition of the plastizer compound. This explosive was available in
standard demolition blocks.
This explosive was standardized and adopted in the following
composition:
R.D.X.......................... 88.3%
Heavy mineral oil.............. 11.1%
Lecithin....................... 00.6%
(all percentages are by weight)
In this composition, the lecithin acts to prevent the formation of large
crystals of R.D.X. which would increase the sensitivity of the explosive.
This explosive has a good deal of power and is relatively non-toxic
(except when ingested).