From: "Rich Gauszka" 


"Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message
news:44e71ddd$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>
> "Adam" <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the
field.near the bridge"> wrote
> in message news:44e6d36f$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5263616.stm
>>
>> It should be pointed out that they come in all shapes & sizes
& colours.
>> The "it's coloured bright yellow" only applies to a subset.
>>
>> Adam
>
> Interesting, Do you know of any sites that talk about the colors ? So far
> everything I've found indicates that are brightly colored ( which was the
> valid complaint about being the same color as food drops in Afghanistan).
> I wish that picture has something colored in it so I could readily
> determine if the picture is bw or color.
>
> Bob Lewis
>

I wonder if the high failure rate of artillery bomblets is something designed in?

http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_4206520

The bombs are especially dangerous because of their high failure rates,
leaving hundreds of the small bombs unexploded on the ground, said Marc
Garlasco, senior military analyst at Human Rights Watch. The artillery
shells used by the Israeli military in Lebanon delivered 88 bomblets per
shell, and have an official failure rate of up to 14 percent, though
mine-cleanup groups operating in southern Lebanon say the failure rate can
reach up to 40 percent.

--- BBBS/NT v4.01 Flag-5