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Old 12-27-2009, 12:09 PM
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I have googled my *** off and can find nothing.

For a brief period of time I worked on a clusterbomb project. Soon after I was assigned to the ALWT program and that occupied my time for years to come. Recently I was watching some video from the ME. The forward spotters called out, "another pleshette round is coming" during a helicopter assault on enemy positions. A month after seeing this video I was watching a program about Medal of Honor recipients and one of the men was involved in a siege in the Mekong Delta. He was launching pleshette rounds from a Howitzer.

I can find nothing about this munition. I have tried various spellings and the closest I can get is Suzanne. Can you guys give me some guidance?

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Old 12-27-2009, 12:22 PM
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http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...a%3DN%26um%3D1


It is a flechette bomb. Nasty...
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Old 12-27-2009, 12:27 PM
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http://weapons.travellercentral.com/...flechette.html

here is a shotgun round...
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Old 12-27-2009, 12:37 PM
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nuhawk. You just had the first letter wrong.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flechette
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Old 12-27-2009, 12:48 PM
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Dude, you're golden! That one never occured to me. Thanks, so much! I tried pla, bla, plo! Thanks again, guys!

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Old 12-27-2009, 01:45 PM
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Just another example of the things I know that serve no purpose. Trust me when I say kernels of information like this do not impress the girls.
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Old 12-27-2009, 01:58 PM
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Hehehehee! Like they want to talk about motorcycles either.
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Old 12-27-2009, 07:39 PM
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so this thing is like a big *** shotgun on steroids! I would HATE to be on the other end!
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I just tell them I have a crotch rocket (if they seem like the ditsy type), if they seem like the more practical type I tell them it is a sport-touring bike. Whatever makes their panties wet?!
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