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To: Simon Green

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/the-weapons-man-i-gave-the-ira-powerful-antitank-shells-the-us-army-used-in-iraq-war-30222337.html


28 posted on 06/12/2018 11:30:13 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: Brian Griffin
From the link:

“I sent them .50 calibre shells called Raufoss rounds,” Logan says.

“The Americans used them to annihilate miles of Saddam Hussein's tanks in Iraq. I can't stress how powerful they are.

“These shells are armour piercing. They penetrate the vehicle they're fired at, then explode and ignite. They can incinerate everything and everybody inside."

So this sooper-dooper .50 BMG round will penetrate the armor of a T-55 and vaporize everything inside?


30 posted on 06/12/2018 11:40:13 AM PDT by Simon Green ("Arm your daughter, sir, and pay no attention to petty bureaucrats.")
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