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'''C-12 shaped charges''' are used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] for heavy demolitions, typically as a military explosive. The C-12 compound is extremely dangerous and very volatile. A small 4x4x4 inch cube alone can level a five-story building in seconds. It is solid, but is malleable enough that it can be shaped or bent into different forms to stick to surfaces better and fit into tight spots and is detonated with electric shock detonator sticks or remote detonators.


The [[UNSC]] '''C-12 Shaped-charges''' or '''C-12 SCs''' are used mainly for heavy demolitions and can also be used as weapons. This compound is extremely dangerous and very volatile. A small 4x4x4 inch cube alone can level a five story building. It's solid, but malleable enough where it can be shaped or bent into different forms to stick to surfaces better and is detonated with electro-shock detonator sticks or remote detonators.
C-12 is often hefted in medium-sized backpacks called "damage packs" or "blow packs".<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "Blunt Instruments"</ref> Two damage packs contain enough C-12 to blow through three meters of UNSC battleship armor plating.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 81''</ref>
==Trivia==
As C-4 is short for "Composition 4", it is probable that C-12 means "Composition 12". It is likely that "C-12" is a codename based on the order in which it was developed, not an indicator of its explosive power. In reality, C-2  has more explosive power than C-4, but it is also more unstable, and thus newer compositions were designed for better stability and malleability.


C-12 is also hefted in medium sized backpacks called "Damage Packs" or "Blow Packs". Two Damage Packs contain enough C-12 to blow through three meters of UNSC standard armor plating.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', page 81</ref>
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HINF HornOfAbolitionLandslide.png|A destructive landslide caused by a single satchel of C-12 at the [[Horn of Abolition (location)|Horn of Abolition]] on [[Installation 07]].
</gallery>


During the first assault of the rebels on the Erandinus System, which happened to be the [[Spartan]]'s first real mission, Sam hefted two medium-sized backpacks full of these. After capturing the leader, [[Watts]], Sam used these to blow clean through the base. However, in doing so, he also murdered uncountable "civilians", or non-soldier sympathizers.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', page 93</ref>
==List of appearances==
 
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
==Trivia==
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
 
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
*During [[World War II]] there was a reasonably powerful explosive called C-2, which is a precursor to the present day C-4 and possibly to C-12.
**''[[Blunt Instruments]]''
*''[[Halo: Retribution]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]''


==Sources==
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Latest revision as of 02:50, August 9, 2023

C-12 shaped charges are used by the United Nations Space Command for heavy demolitions, typically as a military explosive. The C-12 compound is extremely dangerous and very volatile. A small 4x4x4 inch cube alone can level a five-story building in seconds. It is solid, but is malleable enough that it can be shaped or bent into different forms to stick to surfaces better and fit into tight spots and is detonated with electric shock detonator sticks or remote detonators.

C-12 is often hefted in medium-sized backpacks called "damage packs" or "blow packs".[1] Two damage packs contain enough C-12 to blow through three meters of UNSC battleship armor plating.[2]

Trivia[edit]

As C-4 is short for "Composition 4", it is probable that C-12 means "Composition 12". It is likely that "C-12" is a codename based on the order in which it was developed, not an indicator of its explosive power. In reality, C-2 has more explosive power than C-4, but it is also more unstable, and thus newer compositions were designed for better stability and malleability.

Gallery[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "Blunt Instruments"
  2. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 81

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