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2007-03-12 Afghanistan

Second 105 mm Round stops fleeing Tallibunnies

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Posted by Bobby 2007-03-12 06:04|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Reach out and touch someone....

Posted by Mac 2007-03-12 06:12|| 2007-03-12 06:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Mighty good shooting there. Arty hitting a moving vehicle implies direct fire. AA-130?

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2007-03-12 06:18|| 2007-03-12 06:18|| Front Page Top

#3 AC not AA. Sorry, on pda.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2007-03-12 06:20|| 2007-03-12 06:20|| Front Page Top

#4 Mighty good shooting there. Arty hitting a moving vehicle implies direct fire. AA-130?

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2007-03-12 06:21|| 2007-03-12 06:21|| Front Page Top

#5 Now I understand the Whiskey part.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-03-12 06:32|| 2007-03-12 06:32|| Front Page Top

#6 If it was a 105 round from an AC-130 (which sounds likely), the "secondary" could have been a few 20mm or 40mm insurance rounds from the same platform.

Posted by Besoeker 2007-03-12 07:40|| 2007-03-12 07:40|| Front Page Top

#7 #5: :)

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2007-03-12 09:43|| 2007-03-12 09:43|| Front Page Top

#8 Maybe it was the new triple-7 lightweight howitzer with smart rounds?

That's gotta hurt when the rounds are smarter than the targets!

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839">AlmostAnonymous5839 2007-03-12 10:14|| 2007-03-12 10:14|| Front Page Top

#9 Yeah, I saw the triple-7 on Futureweapons the other night. All I gotta say is Jeebus, you don't wanna be on the receiving end of that one!

Posted by BA 2007-03-12 11:47|| 2007-03-12 11:47|| Front Page Top

#10 Found some photos on Ebay. Vietnam vintage 105 mm shells. These puppies are going to leave a mark no matter where your standing.

Makes a heck of a door stop.

Adds a whole new meaning to "Can you hear me now?"

No long urls. And we mean it!

Posted by Delphi2005 2007-03-12 12:27|| 2007-03-12 12:27|| Front Page Top

#11 Any "beehive" rounds?

Posted by mojo">mojo 2007-03-12 13:01|| 2007-03-12 13:01|| Front Page Top

#12 Reminds me of a super-sized shotgun shell and nailgun.

Pictures at link.

Which I removed. No url for u.

Article based on 120mm shells.

Janes has a photo of a flechette.
FAS has a article as well.
They contain a variety of shrapnel judging from the photos.

Posted by Delphi2005 2007-03-12 13:51|| 2007-03-12 13:51|| Front Page Top

#13 Sadly, there is nothing here that makes me think the Pakiwackers did anything except report.
wonder just how sincere ol' what's-his-ass is about this anyway....

Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-03-12 13:52|| 2007-03-12 13:52|| Front Page Top

#14 "Secondary explosions"--That's just icing on the cake.

Posted by Dar">Dar 2007-03-12 13:59|| 2007-03-12 13:59|| Front Page Top

#15 Delphi2005: Please do not post long URLs in Rantburg comments. With some web browsers, doing so busts the page formatting. Post all URLs as links, instead.

Thank you.

Posted by Dave D.">Dave D. 2007-03-12 14:06|| 2007-03-12 14:06|| Front Page Top

#16 Sorry about that...

Posted by Delphi2005 2007-03-12 14:38|| 2007-03-12 14:38|| Front Page Top

#17 Just make it tiny at www.tinyurl.com and let the good times (& links) roll.

Posted by LAX 2007-03-12 14:50|| 2007-03-12 14:50|| Front Page Top

#18 This is the first time trying this. The links appears to work. I did not know about the problems with posting links on this previously. Now I know.

Mojo the beehive ammo info follows:
M546 APERS-T 105-mm
Flechette
Photo
APERS (Anti-PERSonnel)

Posted by Delphi2005 2007-03-12 15:21|| 2007-03-12 15:21|| Front Page Top

#19 Thanks for the heads up on tinyurl.com LAX. This is a keeper.

Ebay site for 105mm shell. Pretty cool photos. I have never seen one before. It's amazing what you find on eBay these days.
Guy selling 105mm shell

Posted by delphi2005 2007-03-12 15:35|| 2007-03-12 15:35|| Front Page Top

#20 The links work for me. Nicely done, delphi2005!

Posted by trailing wife 2007-03-12 20:00|| 2007-03-12 20:00|| Front Page Top

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