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Posted on 11/02/2007 1:58:53 PM PDT by mdittmar
HUSSEINIYAH, Iraq – A citizen of Husseiniyah led Coalition Forces to a building where explosively formed penetrators and improvised explosive devices were being constructed Oct. 31.
Soldiers of Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash., discovered a large cache of explosives at the home, including about 10 fully assembled EFPs of various sizes including one 12-inch EFP – the largest found in Iraq – approximately 90 copper plates of various sizes, more than 200 pounds of C-4 explosive, other explosive materials including TNT and numerous other materials used in manufacturing EFPs.
“In our area of operations the EFP threat is significant, and there was enough material there to make 150 EFPs, so we may have saved the lives of 50-75 people over two months,” said Lt. Col John Drago, 2-12 FA, 4th Stryker BCT, 2nd Inf. Div. commander, noting that the discovery would not have been possible without Iraqi help.
“The cache was found based on the tip of a local citizen, which is significant because it shows the population is supporting our efforts to provide for their security.
There is no doubt in my mind that the information about this find will be well received by the local population and further their willingness to support Coalition and Iraqi Security Force efforts.”
On Oct. 23, another 4-2 SBCT unit discovered the largest EFP cache ever found in Iraq in Sa’ada village, near Khan Bani Sa’ad, Iraq.
That cache included over 120 fully assembled EFPs, over 150 copper disks, 600-plus pounds of C4 and other explosive materials, about 100 mortar rounds of various caliber, more than 30 107mm rockets, two mortar tubes and about 20 claymore-type mines.
Finding more little gifts from our friends in Iran.
It's really disgusting that this sort of thing is happening more and more frequently and the media refuses to cover it.
This whole sea change is BIG news. Possibly the biggest story of the year. Yet, I suspect more people know what Britney and Paris are doing than about the amazing changes going on in Iraq.
I have not yet heard an explanation of why the disks are copper. WHy not steel or tungsten or the like?
Ugh - yeah - unfortunately, you’re probably right.
Praise the Lord ... and find
more ammunition!
Easier to melt.
As in Afghanistan,the old media will soon be shutting down their bureaus in Baghdad,to expensive to keep their people there if they can’t report any bad news.
Shhhh! Don’t tell anyone!
;-)
Thanks for the link.
Great take on the old quote. Amen.
I was told the copper is on top and due to the heat & pressure etc. it turns to a plasma like state that melts right through the reinforced armor to penetrate. An improvement since we are now deploying the troop carriers that have the “V” shaped bottoms to deflect the blast.... Have no idea if it’s true...
FR WAR NEWS! yep copper is the metal to use or an alloy of copper. a college buddy had some RDX linear cutting charge demo units, the fake RDX was sandwiched inside a copper chevron. Before anyone freaks out, my college buddy and his step father ran a powder and explosive company, the demo units had no explosives in them, they were mockups of the finished product.
here is what they look like:
http://www.dynawell.de/explosives_lsc.html
We are winning!!
Interesting. Thank you!
Excellent.
Hell of a bunch of punkins for Halloween?
I hope they trace this ordnance to an Iranian arsenal.
One of these straws is going to break the Camel's back!
The assembly of these devices requires a shop, a stationary location with jigs and such to shape the explosives and afix the copper disks in exactly the right position. If they are off even a fraction of an inch, they do not work properly. Thats the up side, because of the technical aspect, there must be a stationary location, and thats how we apprehend them.
It makes more sense though to track the supply down and bomb the shite out of the source, which is inside Iran.
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