Re: 12 ga ammo in Iraq?
- From: "Doug Kanter" <ancientangler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 05:16:09 +0000 (UTC)
"Red" <redbaroneIII@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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# lee308@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
# # Does anyone know what type of ammo is used for the Mossberg 500's I see
# # there? This weapon seems a favorite of the house to house hero's.
# #
# # Seems I remember the flachette round was used in Vietnam, but the
# # battlefield has changed.
# #
# My understanding is that it is used in house-to-house action as a
# door breaching tool. Special rounds are made for this purpose.
#
# This is based solely on what I've seen on TV, the man with the shotgun
# always also carries an AR.
#
# Flechettes are good against someone behind CONCEALMENT (i.e. leafy
# bush), but not behind COVER ( i.e. cinderblock walls)
#
# Red
What's a flechette?
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