Designer: Highwater Combat Productions Corporation (HCPC)
Manufacturer: Highwater Combat Productions Corporation (HCPC)
Diameter: 7 inches
Weight: 3 lbs
Effective Radius: 25-43 feet feet ( highly variable ) ~ heavy to light plasma burns
Shock radius: 9.5-20 feet ( variable )
Power: Heavy

Explosive type: Ionized Antimatter Plasma: antimatter in the plasma state, it can destabilize bonds and destroy atoms at a subatomic level, in essence vaporizing everything within the epicenter of its blast radius. This explosive type is very unstable and is still technically experimental. Due to its instability, it is not used for ship weapons, as unintentional explosions are not uncommon, and if a large source of the plasma were to explode, the force could not only cause the ship to cease to exist, but create a black hole.

Modes: Time set: input time after activation to detonation
Impact set: the charge can be set to detonate when it hits something
Remote set: the charge can be set to detonate upon remote activation

Features:

• The APE-7 can be attached to any surface using its composite polymer nodes which are placed around both ends of the cylinder.
  
• The charge can also attach to surfaces via its magnet system. When activated, it will be attracted to any metal larger than itself within 3 feet of it at any time, and attract any metal objects smaller than itself. This distance is in normal gravity. The magnetic pull is stronger in space. (ex. you can throw it at the ceiling, and as long as it comes within 3 feet, it will attach to it.)
  

Details:
The APE-7 is a metal casing which protects a small, atmopshereless containment unit. Magnet systems keep the antimatter suspended in the center of this unit, preventing it from coming into contact with any regular matter. Upon detonation, the magnets are deactivated and the antimatter comes into contact with the side of the containment unit. The contact between the antimatter and matter creates an explosion which is best compared to an atomic blast. The size of the blast is exponentially based on how much antimatter the charge contains. Type-7 charges only have between 1 and 3 atoms of antimatter, any larger amount proves to be too unstable for use in the field. Theoretically, with enough antimatter bonded together, the blast could instantly implode a small planet and create a black hole. The structure of the antimatter is such that the atoms must be bonded into a molecule for the blast to become larger. As more atoms are added to the molecule, its stability fluctuates and it becomes even more difficult to add them. The military has only found the Type-7 to be within adequate safety parameters.