Explosively Formed Penetrators found in Baghdad

Multi-National Force, Iraq ^ | May 3, 2008 | US Army

[oneolcop]

EFP cache found in Warij Saturday, 03 May 2008 Multi-National Corps – Iraq Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory APO AE 09342

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RELEASE No. 20080503-10 May 3, 2008

EFP cache found in Warij

FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq – Coalition forces found a weapons cache of explosively formed penetrators in the southern Baghdad community of Warij May 2.

Soldiers from 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division were on patrol in Warij when they discovered four EFPs hidden in a closet shelf in a factory office. A brand new 107 mm rocket was also discovered. The EFPs were covered with foam and had wires leading from the back.

The cache also included 40 pounds of unknown bulk explosives, a rocket sled and blasting caps.

A guard at the factory was detained after it was determined he lied about having prior knowledge about the rocket and EFPs.

The cache was taken to a nearby forward operating base for investigation.

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[NonLinear]

That clears things up a good bit. I imagine the volume change of the space behind copper during deformation plays into the ultimate projectile velocity too.

Thanks for the update, and no apology needed.

Sometimes I get hung up on details that just don’t mesh with my understanding of the world around me, and I have to figure out what part of the data or my conceptions to change to make it fit again.

[oneolcop]

That, I believe, is what being non-linear is about, No?