Path: spln!rex!extra.newsguy.com!lotsanews.com!enews.sgi.com!news-out.spamkiller.net!propagator-la!news-in-la.newsfeeds.com!news-out.visi.com!hermes.visi.com!gemini.tycho.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Approved: sci-military-moderated@retro.com Return-Path: news@thorium.cix.co.uk Delivery-Date: Sun Apr 14 15:17:19 2002 Delivery-Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 15:17:19 -0700 for <sci-military-moderated@retro.com>; Sun, 14 Apr 2002 15:17:17 -0700 (PDT) for <sci-military-moderated@moderators.isc.org>; Sun, 14 Apr 2002 14:58:43 -0700 (PDT) for <sci-military-moderated@moderators.isc.org>; Sun, 14 Apr 2002 22:58:36 +0100 (BST) X-Envelope-From: news@thorium.cix.co.uk for sci-military-moderated@moderators.isc.org; Sun, 14 Apr 2002 22:58:35 +0100 (BST) To: sci-military-moderated@moderators.isc.org From: kenney@cix.compulink.co.uk Newsgroups: sci.military.moderated Subject: Re: Tank penetration injuries (was Re: => Pentagon: Bombs Miss Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 21:58:35 +0000 (UTC) Organization: Nextra UK Message-ID: <a9cu2b$cg1$1@thorium.cix.co.uk> References: <B8DE376B.B3EC%rkeeter@earthlink.net> X-NNTP-Posting-Host: technetium.cix.co.uk X-Complaints-To: abuse@net.nextra.co.uk X-NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 21:58:35 +0000 (UTC) Content-Length: 522 Lines: 15 NNTP-Posting-Host: 330b9af7.newsreader.tycho.net X-Trace: 1018824267 gemini.tycho.net 36736 205.179.181.194 X-Complaints-To: abuse@tycho.net Xref: spln sci.military.moderated:44341 In article <B8DE376B.B3EC%rkeeter@earthlink.net>, rkeeter@earthlink.net (Bob Keeter) wrote: > Consider the deletrious > effects of breating lead dust (which is formed when LEAD bullets > are fired into armor). 8-) Actually in WW1 they found that what you got was globules of molten lead. This could penetrate the seams of tank armour. The Brits ended issuing chain mail visors to tank crews because of this bullet splash. Ken Young kenney@cix.co.uk Maternity is a matter of fact Paternity is a matter of opinion