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Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

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I read a great book on the Apache helicopter. It describes the flechettes inside the rockets. They are about the size of pencils and made of metal. The velocity is so high that if they pass within 12" of your body, flesh will be torn off!!!! That is pretty bad ass.

The ones I have from a 2.75" warhead are about the thickness of pencil lead, 1.5" in length and have fins at the dull end. They're coated with a red powder which I was informed is a defoliant...and also an anti-coagulant.
 
The ones I have from a 2.75" warhead are about the thickness of pencil lead, 1.5" in length and have fins at the dull end. They're coated with a red powder which I was informed is a defoliant...and also an anti-coagulant.

The red powder was neither a defoliant, nor an anti-coagulant. It was simply red powder that was packed around the flechettes, so that when the warhead exploded and ejected the pattern of darts, the helicopter pilot could see the 'cone' and direction of his shot. Without the red powder, it would be very hard to see whether their unguided rockets were on target.

General Dynamics used to make those things down at our pack plant in, I think, Mississippi or Alabama.

Nothing sinister... just talc/chalk dust.

Cheers,

Sirhr