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− | A '''Dead Drop Spike''' is a device used to pass information or items between two people without them having to meet. A booby-trapped version was the Explosive Weapon of the [[KGB]]. |
+ | A '''Dead Drop Spike''' is a device used to pass information or items between two people without them having to meet. A booby-trapped version was the Explosive Weapon of the [[KGB]]; a tiny cylinder with a killer twist. |
==Description== |
==Description== |
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− | The Dead Drop spike is a small, |
+ | The Dead Drop spike is a small, hollow tube with a lid that screws on. A booby trapped version contained a small amount of explosives which will destroy the evidence and most likely blow off the hand holding it. It used [[Semtex]] payload and a "fail-deadly tamper" trigger. |
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+ | ===Stats=== |
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+ | *6 inches |
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+ | *2 ounces |
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+ | *Metal casing & [[Semtex]] explosive |
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==Uses== |
==Uses== |
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+ | A Dead Drop refers to any container designed to be hidden in order to transport important information or resources linked to espionage. The Dead Drop Spike is simply a spike designed to be nailed into soft ground to be hidden from view. |
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− | Booby trapping dead drop spikes was a way of ensuring that the information was destroyed if the spike fell in to enemy hands. |
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+ | Booby trapping Dead Drop Spikes was a way of ensuring that the information was destroyed if the spike fell in to enemy hands. The trap contained considerable explosive capacity and could decimate (instantly kills them) a victim even when he is just holding the spike in his hand. |
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+ | ==Test== |
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+ | This weapon was tested against the [[CIA]]'s [[Exploding Cigar]]. The cigar completely destroyed the upper and lower jaw of a gel head but was determined to be very unreliable due to its timed fuse and small explosive payload while the explosive trap concealed in the dead drop spike decimated a mannequin. The edge was given to the dead drop spike for its higher success rate at killing a target with its [[Semtex]] payload and "fail-deadly tamper" trigger. |
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Latest revision as of 00:45, 23 September 2019
A Dead Drop Spike is a device used to pass information or items between two people without them having to meet. A booby-trapped version was the Explosive Weapon of the KGB; a tiny cylinder with a killer twist.
Description[]
The Dead Drop spike is a small, hollow tube with a lid that screws on. A booby trapped version contained a small amount of explosives which will destroy the evidence and most likely blow off the hand holding it. It used Semtex payload and a "fail-deadly tamper" trigger.
Stats[]
- 6 inches
- 2 ounces
- Metal casing & Semtex explosive
Uses[]
A Dead Drop refers to any container designed to be hidden in order to transport important information or resources linked to espionage. The Dead Drop Spike is simply a spike designed to be nailed into soft ground to be hidden from view.
Booby trapping Dead Drop Spikes was a way of ensuring that the information was destroyed if the spike fell in to enemy hands. The trap contained considerable explosive capacity and could decimate (instantly kills them) a victim even when he is just holding the spike in his hand.
Test[]
This weapon was tested against the CIA's Exploding Cigar. The cigar completely destroyed the upper and lower jaw of a gel head but was determined to be very unreliable due to its timed fuse and small explosive payload while the explosive trap concealed in the dead drop spike decimated a mannequin. The edge was given to the dead drop spike for its higher success rate at killing a target with its Semtex payload and "fail-deadly tamper" trigger.