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Our 40mm could only reach out to 250 meters, (without using the rocket assist propellant charge of course). Guess you can see why we had to be fast when popping these things on the range.

Hoowee! No wonder they were restricted to military use. My hat's off to you pioneers who layed the ground for todays hand held nukes. I'm sure a heavy smoking couch potato like me would get his short hairs singed fooling around with that old "heave it and hoof it" technology.

The kids today are bringing it back though. Trying to ride the shockwave on parachutes, now that bungee jumping is getting passe.

Thanks for the complement,...aw shucks, we wuz just doin our duty...

I'm sure you have some interesting annecdotal information to share with us. Tell me, what was the greatest technological challenge to your acheivemnt of a nuclear capable .50 cal round? detonation? withstanding high g forces at firing? heat or pressure? what do you find to be the most suitable fissile material?

how did your initial unit testing go?