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From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">
Robert G Lewis wrote:
> "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
>
>
A) Artillery/rocket projectiles
B) Air dropped cbu weaponery.
The air dropped can be "fatter" as the speeds /g forces/heat etc
upon release are much lower.
Imagine a 155 delivered beastie wafting upon a hot gun barrel being pushed
by a ball of fire.
How would you keep the paint on?
Adam
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