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C-4 plastic explosive is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Background[]

Main article: Plastic explosives

M112 was a common military-grade demolition charge before the Great War. Each block contains 1.25 pounds (~0.56 kilograms) of Composition C-4 explosive material, packed in a Mylar-film container for protection against the environment. Blocks also include taggant, chemicals that will survive detonation and would allow for identifying the type of explosives used.[1] Most packages use four blocks held together by duct tape with a crude rope handle, and a remote detonator.[2]

Characteristics[]

A powerful, manually placed explosive that, while handled similar to proximity mines, will not detonate when enemies are near. One must equip and then "fire" a detonator in order to set them off. If multiple C-4 charges are dropped, they will all go off simultaneously when the detonator is activated.

Reverse-pickpocketing plastic explosives will arm them prematurely. If detonated while hidden and staying hidden afterward, the player character won't face consequences such as reputation loss. Even if the target is dead, the C-4 will still be present on their corpse and can be detonated again. Non-player characters witnessing C-4 being placed may make remarks such as "I can see what you're doing!" but they will not take action. However, if the victim is hit when throwing down the charge or if the target wasn't successfully killed with the initial blast, they will turn hostile to the Courier.

It is possible to trigger a C-4 charge without a detonator by shooting it. As long as one remains hidden, non-player characters will not turn hostile. It is considered an improved holdout weapon.

Locations[]

Notes[]

  • C-4 can be placed near a frag mine (or other proximity mines). Once an enemy triggers the latter explosive, it will also detonate the C-4, acting as a magnified proximity-triggered explosive and negating the need to acquire a detonator.
  • C-4 can detonate from long range. The max range is 14000 game units, but characters typically won't render outside of this range.
  • The game model used for C-4 is a re-textured bottlecap mine.
  • The text on the side of the box reads "charge demolition M112 with taggant 1-1/4 lbs comp C-4."
  • Placing too many blocks on top of each other may cause the C-4 to blow up without the use of a detonator. This is because each C-4 block has a health of 5, and the block does 1 point of damage to whatever it hits.

Bugs[]

PCPC Playstation 3Playstation 3Playstation 3 Some versions of the game have a freezing glitch when C-4 is equipped in Vault 22. This can make completing the quest There Stands the Grass a little harder.[verified]

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. Texture for C4 explosives in Fallout: New Vegas.
  2. C-4 explosives model.
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