On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 08:00:56 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 05:36:25 GMT, the inscrutable Gunner
spake:

It also catches fire once it's through the armor -- that's very handy
for distracting the crew of the tank that you're firing on.

Distracting...I like that.

Flaming spalls the temperature of the face of the sun ricochetting at
ultra high speeds around the inside of the crew compartment setting
fire to the hydraulics, padding, clothing, ammunition.....

Distracting..thats good.

Radioactive gas from burning DU gets into the body via the lungs and
eventually kills the breather.

That's a bit distracting, too, isn't it?

Id not worry too much about the radioactive gas part. Those flaming
spalls at high speed and the exploding ammo tend to make any long term
consequences pretty much a moot point.

Ever drop a hotdog in a blender?

Gunner



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