Path: spln!lex!rex!extra.newsguy.com!lotsanews.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!btnet-peer1!btnet-feed5!btnet!mendelevium.btinternet.com!not-for-mail From: "krasus" <krasus@excite.comedy.com> Newsgroups: us.military.army,alt.war,alt.military.uk,alt.military Subject: Israel uses new weapon of murder Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 21:43:45 +0100 Organization: BT Internet Lines: 26 Message-ID: <9eej4u$bfm$1@plutonium.btinternet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: host213-122-230-133.btinternet.com X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Xref: spln us.military.army:90939 alt.war:42362 alt.military.uk:9771 alt.military:18552 The Israeli Defence Force have been useing a Fletchlette anti-personel tank shell against Palastinians. The Shell release approximately 5,000 small flechette darts. The flechettes are dispersed in a cone-shaped pattern which is 300m long and about 94m wide. The weapon has been used 'sparringly' and mainly against 'motar crews' according to the Israelis but the massive dispersal area means innocent people are at risk and some have already been hit. Internally the IDF is in disupte as to the continued use of this weapon. Some say it is unrelaible and difficlut to restrict to the target area and will draw further comdemnation from the international community. The IDF have developed a heavier version of this round, but have not yet deployed it against Palastinians. Nice to see such precision weapons in use. -- Krasus the wise. ---------------------------