From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Rich Gauszka wrote:
> "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.
>
>
It's tough sending stuff up a gun barrel so in one way 14 percent is pretty
impressive but.....they will also be a "burnt rust" colour which
will blend fast.

Adam

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