Havoc Charge Detonator

Versioning

This article is considered accurate for the current version (1.56) of the game.

Havoc Charge Detonator
Information
Faction	Both
Type	Explosive Charge
Category	Utility
Equipment Slot	Shoulder (#8)
Encumbrance	70%
Amount per crate	5

“	Required to detonate Havoc Charges. The Havoc Charge must be placed before the detonator can be deployed.	„
	— In-game description

The Havoc Charge Detonator (simply known as a Detonator) is a Large Item that serves as the detonator, and second part for the Havoc Charge. It is one of two items needed to prime and detonate the explosive.

Uses

Specifications

• It is a Large Item that is carried in the shoulder slot.
• It must be deployed on top of a Havoc Charge (akin to Mounted Weapons) in order to "prime" the explosive.

Usage

In order to use the detonator, the player must:

1. Place the Havoc Charge on the ground like a Tripod by pressing B and selecting a valid spot with Left Click (deployment takes 2 seconds)
2. Place the Havoc Charge Detonator on it like a mounted weapon on a tripod with B and Left Click (deployment takes 2 seconds)
3. Get to a safe distance and shoot the charge with any firearms that deal Light Kinetic damage to trigger the explosion (other damage sources do not work).

Only friendly shots can trigger the charge, if the enemy shoots your charge it will just be deleted. The explosion of a Havoc Charge does not trigger other nearby charges, it just deletes them. Enemy AI soldiers do not shoot at Havoc Charges since they are considered neutral structures.

The charge can be placed nearly anywhere (on beaches, roads, rocks, bridges, on top of structures, in trenches). The only place where it can't be placed is inside roofed structures (Town Base, Bunker, Relic Base) because the game tries to place the charge on the roof instead.

Production

Structure	Input(s)	Output	Time
Factory (Utility)	75 x  Basic Materials 5 x  Heavy Explosive Materials	Crate of 5 x  Havoc Charge Detonator	00:01:00

Must be fully researched in the Weapons and Structures Tech Tree in order to be produced.

Storage

Havoc Charge Detonator does not stack in inventories (1 per slot).

It is a Large Item, a soldier can only carry one at a time on their shoulder. Unlike most Large Items, it cannot be stored in the stockpiles that usually accepts only Large Items (Material Pallet, Rooster - Tumblebox Trailer, Material Transfer Station, Storage Room).

It can be stored in Base stockpiles.

Havoc Charge Detonator crates can be stored in the stockpile of a Storage Depot, Seaport, or Storage Ship. Crates can be submitted to any stockpile that accept Havoc Charge Detonator to transfer their content into it.

Tactics

Due to Havoc Charge explosives requiring two parts in order to be able to explode, it is essential that any time they are used, players have the necessary parts in order to detonate them. If players do not have the necessary parts to arm them, then they are essentially useless.

Due to Havoc Charges easily countered by enemy soldiers, it is essential that players that deploy them cannot be countered, which usually means that there is no enemies nearby, which makes this difficult when trying to use them on an active frontline.

Gallery

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  A Havoc Charge Detonator deployed on a Havoc Charge

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  A Warden soldier carrying a Havoc Charge Detonator