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2023-10-18 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Lebanon accuses Israel of new use of phosphorus munitions

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Posted by badanov 2023-10-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [16 views ] Top

#1 Sure they did.

Actually, they might have.
No, I am not suggesting the Perfidious Juice(tm) carpet-bombed Leb with Willy Pete.
(you guys in the back, stop cheering!)
White phosphorus burns like a sumbitch and produces lots of dense white smoke. This makes it useful for marker rounds and smoke screens.
via Le Wiki:
In addition to its offensive capabilities, white phosphorus is a highly efficient smoke-producing agent, reacting with air to produce an immediate blanket of phosphorus pentoxide vapour. Smoke-producing white phosphorus munitions are very common, particularly as smoke grenades for infantry, loaded in defensive grenade launchers on tanks and other armoured vehicles, and in the ammunition allotment for artillery and mortars. These create smoke screens to mask friendly forces' movement, position, infrared signatures, and shooting positions. They are often called smoke/marker rounds for their use in marking points of interest, such as a light mortar to designate a target for artillery spotters.

So yeah, WP munitions may have been used during the shelling of border areas in southern Lebanon, but not for the implied purpose.

Posted by SteveS 2023-10-18 09:46|| 2023-10-18 09:46|| Front Page Top

#2 "On target. Spot for effect!"

Posted by Silentbrick 2023-10-18 13:30|| 2023-10-18 13:30|| Front Page Top

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