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EXPLOSIVES

Explosives were used or referred to on a number of occasions during the series, usually with a built-in timer delay.

The Web: Cally, under the influence of the Lost, attached an explosive device to the Liberator's primary power channel in Hold Three, Access Duct Seven. In appearance, the device was rectangular in shape, black and metalic in colour.

Seek-Locate-Destroy: The B7 crew placed a number of explosive charges around the cypher room on Centero. The charges were cylindrical and black in appearance and could, via magnetic or other means, be stuck onto a metal surface.

Mission to Destiny: Blake placed an explosive device on the entry hatch of the Ortega, rigged to go off when used by the crew of the ship that had come to collect Sara and the neutrotope.

Deliverance: Servalan told Travis that she had placed a 'small explosive device' aboard Ensor Jr's Space Master craft.

Orac: Zen deduced that the explosive device that Servalan said she placed in Ensor Jr's spacecraft in Deliverance was composed of geritan explosive. Also in this episode, Travis used an explosive charge to break into Ensor's quarters on Aristo.

Redemption: When he and Jenna were imprisoned in the System cell, Avon said that he could have broken out using a heavy metal cutter and 'a couple of explosive charges'.

Star One: Explosive charges were hidden by Blake and Cally around the control complex on Star One; but they were removed when the alien presence was discovered and were then detonated in safety by Cally, with one exception, which was used by Lurena against the aliens. While similar in size to those used in Seek-Locate-Destroy, the explosive charges were black and white in colour, with a different timing device.

Lurena with explosive

City at the Edge of the World: Dayna used a mobile, remote-controlled, heat-seeking explosive device to kill three of Bayban's people on Kezarn. It was described by Tarrant as 'Gaudy but effective'.

Ultraworld: Dayna produced a small but powerful explosive device that she had concealed in her mouth. The device had a ten second timer that was activated by biting.

Rescue: Servalan planted explosive charges aboard her ship and in the base on Terminal, in the hope of killing the B7 crew. The charges in the base had ultrasonic fuses keyed to activate once the charges aboard her ship were detonated.

Traitor: Explosives are mentioned three times during this episode. First, Igin told the Federation that Hunda's fourth column of freedom fighters on Helotrix planned to destroy the Magnetrix terminal with explosive charges. Second, Forbus told Tarrant and Dayna that he had the ability to detonate 700 kilos of nitroglycerine, which he planned to use to destroy Servalan. Third, the Federation laid eighteen explosive charges in the old monorail tunnel, which could be detonated either simultaineously or independently. Leitz, acting as a double spy, had persuaded Hunda that the tunnel could be used by his column to gain access to the city. Headhunter: Dayna used three explosive charges similar in appearance to those used in Star One to destroy Muller's android, but this time detonated by remote control. Dayna planting explosives Warlord: Finn, Zukan's lieutenant, planted six explosive charges around Xenon base, one for each exit, intended to trap the B7 crew there once they were detonated, ensuring that they would be killed by a radioactive airborn virus released by the neutron bombarder Zukan had brought from Betafarl. Blake: The B7 crew placed explosive devices around Xenon base before their final departure in Scorpio, which when detonated ensured that the base was totally destroyed. See also DISRUPTION BOMB, GRENADES, SMOKE BOMB. EXTRA RANGE DETECTOR (B-12: THE KEEPER) Avon commanded Liberator's extra range detector to be used whilst in orbit around Goth, at which point Cally mentioned the drain it would put on the energy banks. It was referred to in the singular rather than plural. Back to Sevencyclopeadia Intro Back to Blake's 7 Top