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2010-04-09 Afghanistan

Surgeons don body armor to remove explosives from soldier's head

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Posted by tipper 2010-04-09 10:41|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Geez, this ammo sounds worse then even the dreaded Depleted Uranium.
I'm sure the Taliban can expect a strongly worded letter from Human Rights Watch deploring it's use in no uncertain terms...

Posted by tu3031 2010-04-09 11:06|| 2010-04-09 11:06|| Front Page Top

#2 In this case, I am glad to hear the surgery wasn't a blast.

Good job guys.

Posted by DarthVader 2010-04-09 11:13|| 2010-04-09 11:13|| Front Page Top

#3 So what explosive compound, two ounces, in a bullet, can kill an entire surgical team?

Posted by Steve White 2010-04-09 18:40|| 2010-04-09 18:40|| Front Page Top

#4 It looked like a 14.5mm High Explosive Incendiary bullet, so the entire bullet weighs 2oz. It is unlikely to kill the surgical team, but it will end a surgeon's career. No need to mention the headache an exploding bullet will give the patient.

Posted by ed 2010-04-09 19:56|| 2010-04-09 19:56|| Front Page Top

#5 I remember seeing a x-ray of an ARVN soldier with a 82mm mortar rounds inside his chest cavity. Around 1970 or so.

Posted by Cheaderhead 2010-04-09 21:01|| 2010-04-09 21:01|| Front Page Top

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