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From: czwicky@ub.d.umn.edu (craig zwicky)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: 20 MM shells
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Date: 14 Jun 89 03:26:42 GMT
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From: czwicky@ub.d.umn.edu (craig zwicky)

    Someone around here had a BIG bullet on their desk.  It was about 5" 
long and said 20 MM DUMMY M5IAIEI and had a fair amount of "heft" to it.

    I have read about how destructive 20 MM cannon could be to/on aircraft.  
Now, my question is, is this similar to the cannon shells used in aircraft.

    If so, I never realized how big they were and now I know why they could
cause such damage.

    If not, what might it have been used for (even though this is a dummy, 
but you know what I mean).

craig zwicky
czwicky@ub.d.umn.edu
Duluth, Minn