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{{ImperialGuardPortal}}[[Image:Catachan-Demolition-Charge.jpg|thumb|A [[Catachan Jungle Fighter ]] armed with a demolition charge.]]

Demo charges are primarily used == Overview ==It is effective simply because of its strength but has a dangerously short range (as anti-personnel weapons, although the power of the typical explosive charge far as a person can damage or destroy tanks and fortificationsthrow it). A standard-type charge looks similar to a flattened cylinder and weighs around 2 kilograms and detonates upon impact after being activated and thrown. It's lethality-sphere This short range makes it just as dangerous for the attacker as it is supposed to be around twenty metres.² Demolition charges are not always standardised however, and often are actually improvised in for the field. As a result, there are numerous variances in weight, appearance and detonation method. A common improvised demolition charge is simply a group of tube-charges taped together and set off remotely by wire or timed det-tapedefender. {{Fn|1}}

"Demo charges" are primarily used as anti-personnel weapons, although the power of the typical explosive charge can damage or destroy tanks and fortifications. A standard-type charge looks similar to a flattened cylinder and weighs around two kilos and detonates upon impact after being activated and thrown. Its lethality-sphere is supposed to be around twenty metres.{{Fn|2}} Demolition charges are not always standardised, however, and often are actually improvised in the field. As a result, there are numerous variances in weight, appearance and detonation method. A common improvised demolition charge is simply a group of tube-charges taped together and set off remotely by wire or timed det-tape.  Guardsmen who volunteer to carry a demolition charge are authorised to request better food and ration allowances.^{{Fn|2}}

*^{{Endn|1}}:[[Warhammer 40,000: Wargear]], {{Cite This}}*^{{Endn|2}}:[[Imperial Munitorum Manual (Background Book)]], {{Cite This}}