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Flechette Projectile

Ihc flechette projectile, shown here as Fig FI7, was developed in the USA in the early... [Pg.484]

Pellets, slugs or flechettes made of U have very good powers of penetration. However, U is softer than steel so that in the process of penetrating an armored steel plate it is partially pulverized. Since in this form U is pyrophoric (self-igniting), such projectiles have an incendiary as well as a penetrating effect. According to one account of flechettes made of depleted U ... [Pg.980]

Maj Hobart further states that after 400 years of oblivion, the finned projectile has been reintroduced in the US in the flechette (qv). In the early I960 s this round was found to offer very considerable advantages... [Pg.409]

Accdg to Maj Hobart (Ref 3, p 315), for a long-range weapon the spun projectile is superior to the fin-stabilized such as the "flechette , while for ranges up to 400 meters,... [Pg.409]

For a long-range weapon, therefore, the greater mass of the spun projectile is superior to die flechette... [Pg.486]

Less common and unusual projectiles, such as exploding bullets saboted subcaliber bullets flare loads wax, rubber, plastic, and wooden bullets frangible bullets tear gas bullets and canisters baton rounds flechette cartridges poisoned bullets multiple loads shot loads for pistols and revolvers and other special purpose projectile types, are known and are occasionally encountered in forensic casework. [Pg.78]

Biological weapons dispense, project, or disseminate disease-causing and poisonous agents for use in war or terrorism. These may take the form of missile warheads, aerial bombs, or line-spray devices, but also include poisoned projectiles such as flechettes. Because they rely on making large numbers of people sick and do not necessarily destroy property, biological weapons might be more accurately termed mass casualty weapons rather than weapons of mass destruction (WMD). [Pg.193]

Following a biological attack in the form of an aerosol, signs of botulinum poisoning might appear much faster than in the food-borne form of illness. While the battlefield scenario includes inhaled particles, the use of projectiles such as flechettes contaminated with botulinum toxin is another possible delivery method. [Pg.215]


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