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2013-09-30 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Army Seizes Truck Carrying 'Obsolete' Mortars, Ammunition in Arsal

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Posted by Fred 2013-09-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top
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#1 I have a little 1918 vintage .45 ACP - surprisingly, it is still usable, mostly.

Posted by Glenmore 2013-09-30 07:45|| 2013-09-30 07:45|| Front Page Top

#2 "After being examined by a military expert, the munitions and mortars turned out to be obsolete and unusable," the statement said.

No Chinese or Russian Mortar expert here, but the High Explosives (HE) inside the munitions might still be usable. If not, the HE could be removed from the casings and replaced with Homemade Explosives (HME) which
makes an excellent shrapnel charge for an roadside IED.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-09-30 07:55|| 2013-09-30 07:55|| Front Page Top

#3 Or it was an attempt to pass off junk munitions. Not the first time it's happened in arms dealing.

Posted by Pappy 2013-09-30 10:57|| 2013-09-30 10:57|| Front Page Top

#4 Or they didn't spend much money on the arms they were going to put in the Decoy Truck.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2013-09-30 11:40|| 2013-09-30 11:40|| Front Page Top

#5 I understand that the HE in munitions can get very "touchy" with age and/or poor storage. May go "boom" in the tube, bad ju-ju for the mortar crew. Bullets, not so much.

Somewhat loose example is when you would find crystals on the paper and container of old dynamite. The sweat crystals are pure nitro. Best option, burn in place. Wonder how many old barns and sheds disintegrated because of that stuff.

Posted by tipover 2013-09-30 20:19|| 2013-09-30 20:19|| Front Page Top

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