The alternative is a strip of detcord around the frame and BLAMMO! Don’t be standing behind the door when it goes off, combat engineers ALWAYS overestimate the amount of C4 they will need!
You think combat engineers are bad. Try 0351 Assault-men.
“Hey, assault-man, we need this door blown open”.
“No prob. Got a 20lbs satchel charge right here. It’ll fix it right up.”
“Hey, assault-man, need this wall knocked down.”
“No worries. Got a 20lbs satchel charge for it.”
“Hey, assault-man, disable this motorcycle.”
“stand back, 20lbs of C4 has some kick to it.”
“Hey, assault-man, why you put a full satchel charge on everything?”
“It’s 20lbs. You want to carry it?”