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==Overview==
It is effective simply because Repurposed industrial devices, demolition charges are heavy packs or containers of its strength but has shaped explosives that are placed or thrown at a target and can have a dangerously short range (as far variety of activation methods. Some are set to explode on impact, while the the majority have some kind of delay, such as a person standard det cord or a electronic timer, so that the user can throw it)get a safe distance away from the explosion. This limitation makes it just {{Fn|1}} Military grade demolition charges are also referred to as dangerous '''DX-41a detonation packs''', '''det packs''', or simply '''charges'''.{{Fn|7}} They are effective simple powerful explosives effective can can adhere to a variety of surfaces.{{Fn|7}}{{Fn|8}} Most demolition charges are armed with a timer and thrown or placed onto a set location a safe distance away for the attacker as it is for the defenderdemolition actions.{{Fn|17}}{{Fn|8}}
Demolition charges are simple explosives used to open doors, breach bulkheads, and destroy infrastructure. Each charge typically has 1 kg of explosives. Multiple charges can be rigged together to create a great detonation.{{Fn|5}}{{Fn|6}} "Demo charges" are primarily also effective 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. 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.{{Fn|2}}
[[Guardsmen]] who volunteer to carry a demolition charge are authorised to request better food and ration allowances.{{Fn|2}}
==See also==
*[[Demolition Charge Packs]]
*[[Blasting Charges]]
==Sources==
{{Citation issues}}
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Warhammer 40,000Imperium Maledictum: WargearCore Rulebook]], {{Cite Marker End}}pg. 135
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Imperial Munitorum Manual (Background Book)]], pgs. 52-53 — ''The Personal Equipment of the Imperial Guardsman - Demo charges''
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Imperial Guard (2nd Edition)]], - Catachan Jungle Fighters{{CME}}
*{{Endn|4}}: [[White Dwarf 116 (UK)]], pg. 12 — ''Armoured Vehicles''
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Deathwatch Core Rulebook]], pg. 175
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Rogue Trader Core Rulebook]], pg. 144
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Darktide]]
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Adepta Sororitas: Penitence]], Episode 3
 
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*[[Warhammer 40,000: Wargear]], {{Cite Marker End}}
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