Posted on 04/25/2013 4:59:45 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Little works better than WP and nape in an anti-personnel role. Helluva a lot cheaper than a Hellfire, and is its own version of hell fire.
Willie Pete used in Close Air Support probably saves more lives than it destroys.
It is used by infantry, tankers, and artillery on the ground in direct contact with the enemy to verify the enemy exact location to aircraft zooming in and out quickly and dropping their ordinance on the bad guys.
The WP makes a very distinctive mark, observable from the pilot’s perspective and jointly confirmed by the person calling in the airstrike.
It also conveniently burns to a crisp all the enemy combatants it happens to strike before the aircraft deliver the final surgical knock out punch.
But I guess they can keep the UN happy and just carpet bomb Palestine instead.
So, the terrorists from Hamas, Hizbullah and the PLO have given up on beheadings. I’m not holding my breath.
How stupid. My country is so often so PC it hurts my teeth.
No ! ! This is pure BS....we need the willy Peter to mark and then adjust artillery fire til we can fire for effect. Plus, crispy critters will be a side benefit.
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