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A chunk of Cordex, a military brand of plastic explosives. Highly stable, very destructive. Includes a timer.— In-game description, Fallout

Plastic explosives are a trap in Fallout and Fallout 2.

Characteristics[]

Plastic explosives are, pound for pound, more powerful than dynamite, causing 40-80 points of damage, and sport a wider blast radius. Correspondingly, plastic explosives are also more expensive than dynamite.

Plastic explosives have a timer that can be set anywhere between 10 seconds and 3 minutes, in 10-second increments.

In Fallout, plastic explosives must be dropped manually, even if held in the active item slots. In Fallout 2 however, if they are activated in the active item slots, they drop automatically.

Locations[]

Plastic explosives are harder to come by when scrounging, but military facilities often have at least a few charges in stock. Most shops do not carry plastic explosives, even if they carry dynamite. In terms of shopping, the best bet is to try higher-end weapons shops. Along with their big-ticket guns, some may have a few bundles of plastique.

Fallout[]

  • One can be found on a corpse on level 2 of the Glow.
  • Tine Taylor, the underground merchant in the Boneyard, sells them.
  • Two can be found in a footlocker on the south side of level 4 in the Mariposa Military Base.
  • One in a locked locker on level 4 of the Mariposa Military Base, east.

Fallout 2[]

  • Found in a pot in the 3rd room of the Temple of Trials. However, it must be used to break open a stone door.
  • Three in an ammo crate in the Sierra Army Depot's armory on level 2.
  • One in a locked footlocker in the supply room on level 3 of Vault 13.
  • Lao Chou in San Francisco sells some in his general store.
  • Navarro underground four in the armory, in a locker.
  • Four in two lockers in the northeast corner of the Enclave Oil Rig's armory.

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