How to Blow Things Up: Period 2, Week 2
The class met in the Danger Room today. Aly was looking beyond gleeful 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 is going to be a redux for those of you who were in my Revolutions class 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. When she was done, she didn't quite say 'now that that's out of the way,' but she was obviously more interested in the practical aspects of making things go boom.
"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. I'm kinda headachy and working today so forgive the slow pings/reused class ]
"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 is going to be a redux for those of you who were in my Revolutions class 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. When she was done, she didn't quite say 'now that that's out of the way,' but she was obviously more interested in the practical aspects of making things go boom.
"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. I'm kinda headachy and working today so forgive the slow pings/reused class ]