-> JP>Interesting.  I was thinking specifically of the rounds fired in
-> JP>air-to-air combat, not ground to air fire.  Though I'm not real
-> JP>sure what the practical difference would be, come to think of it.
->
-> The tonnage fired from the ground probably outweighed the tonnage
-> fired in air-to-air combat -- most planes could carry only a small
-> amount of ammo, compared to what an AA battery could stock.
True.  But just to pick a few nits, between friends, most ground based
AA fired explosive shells, not bullets.  We were discussing whether
bullets falling from the sky would be deadly, not whether razor-sharp
shell fragments falling from the sky would be deadly. 
The more technically inclined members of this online gun club may now
begin debating just what the terminal velocity of a shell fragment would
be.  
Regards John
The Master says:  "Those who beat their swords into plowshares will
                   plow for those who don't."
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