RW>I think he might be sort of right.  From what I
RW>remember Thermite is basically a mixture of magnesium
RW>and aluminum.
Oh.  Ok.
RW>DS> either breaks up or peels open exposing the WP which will
RW>DS> begin burning as soon as it's exposed to the air. Ground
RW>DS> crews don't like to mess with those too much because the
RW>DS> jacket is preaty thin and has been know to go off when
RW>DS> loading it into the drum magizines of aircraft (ie., 20mm,
RW>DS> 25mm, 30mm).
RW>I didn't know that the made willie petes for 20-30 mm
RW>weapons.
I know they have them for 20mm.  Mostly for Air-to-Air and Air-to-Mud.
I may have jumped the gun on the 25mm (AV-8 Harrier) and 30mm
(Thunderbolt II).  Not totaly sure about those.
        Don
 * SLMR 2.1a * Nothing is so smiple that it can't get screwed up.
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