Sticky bomb casing
- "My uncle Kemal had a wild fondness for them. During Bayezid's conflict with Venezia, he was a captain in the Ottoman navy. He liked resin bombs because they stuck to almost any surface... the hulls of large ships, for instance."
- ―Piri Reis, describing the effectiveness of sticky bomb casings to Ezio, 1511.[src]-[m]
Sticky bomb casings were a component used by the Ottoman Assassins to craft bombs which, thanks to its resin coating, could stick to any surface. As a finished bomb was armed with a 5-second fuse, they were best used to eliminate or isolate specific targets, or could be attached to an individual who was heading in the direction of the intended target.[1]
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When crafted with the casing, a bomb would stick to any surface and would explode after 5 seconds, ensuring that whatever was targeted would always be in the epicenter of the blast, allowing for maximum effect. Alternatively, it could also be used to cause a delayed explosion in any area, and provided the Assassin Ezio Auditore walked away after throwing the bomb, no suspicion would arise towards him.[1]
Its resin served a dual purpose beyond being an adhesive, as its sticky nature ensured that it made no sound when thrown at a target. As they had not heard anything or felt an impact, the target would not be alerted to the presence of their tag and remained unaware of the bomb until it exploded. In terms of bomb-crafting, sticky casings could be used in conjunction with any gunpowder type or ingredient, though they were the rarest of the four variations, as Piri Reis' shop was the only place that sold them.[1]