Cordite & Ballistite
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| Properties | |
| Type | Mixture |
| Made With/By | Chemical synthesis |
| Difficulty of Production | Easy |
| Exists in Reality | Yes |
Cordite is a smokeless propellant. It was invented by British chemists Sir James Dewar and Sir Frederick Augustus Abel. They developed it in 1889 on behalf of the British government’s Explosives Committee, which was seeking a smokeless alternative to traditional black powder. Named for its customary cord-like, spaghetti shape, it is made by dissolving nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine in acetone and adding petroleum jelly as a stabilizer.
Production
In a chemical plant, you will need 200 mB of natural gas, 2 niter, and 2 sawdust to produce 4 cordite.
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It can be made alternatively using 250 mB of nitroglycerin and 1 sawdust, yielding 1 cordite, with an effectiveness of +25% per level.
 250mB     |
Ballistite
| Ballistite | |
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| Properties | |
| Type | Mixture |
| Made With/By | Crafting |
| Difficulty of Production | Very Easy |
| Exists in Reality | Yes |
Ballistite is a smokeless propellant, developed and patended earlier than cordite by the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel in 1887. He formulated the explosive at his laboratory in Sevran, France. His formulation was composed of 10% camphor and equal parts nitroglycerine and collodion.
Production
Unlike real life, ballistite requires no fluids to produce, instead using niter, gunpowder, and sugar.
  
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Uses
Ballistite can be used as a cheaper substitute for cordite in all recipes requiring it, although it is marginally less efficient than cordite in certain recipes, like semtex blend.
  
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External Links
- Cordite at Wikipedia
- Ballistite at Wikipedia