From:	Paul Jonathan Adam <Paul@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject:	Re: demolitions
Date:	Thu, 21 Sep 1995 17:38:19 GMT

> Finally, here's my question - would demolitions skill apply if I were simply
> putting the explosives & detonator in a hole, covering it up and pushing a
> button when the limo passes over or do I actually have to 'place' the
> explosives on the limo?
> Terry
> Terry L. Amburgey Office: 606-257-7726

Yes, it will. Correctly placing the charge in the road will make a large
difference to the effectiveness of the explosive in any chosen direction.

However, you have to decide what the purpose of the charge is. A mine
intended to destroy a vehicle would not be hugely effective at cratering
the road, and vice versa. (There will be a crater, of course, but if you
set the same explosive with the declared aim of making a big crater you
would do much more damage to the road, but less to the car).

--
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him. You have offered a definite answer to a definite problem. For better
or for worse, you have acted decisively.
In fact, the next move is up to him." <R.A. Lafferty>

Paul J. Adam paul@********.demon.co.uk