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Subject: Re: Exploding bullets
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Date: 21 Jun 89 02:45:56 GMT
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From: apctrc!gpb6!zcnj01@uunet.UU.NET (Cecil N. Jones)

>> (Juan Chen) writes:
>>  ... all ammunition under 400grams has to be full metal jacket ...
>>  ... you'll use whatever is effective, ...
>
>  (Steve Vestal) writes:
>I was once told this is one of the few rules of war likely to be obeyed,
>precisely because it is effective.  The figure I was given was that
>1 wounded required 10 additional personnel to evacuate, treat, etc.
>Given an enemy with certain social views, the goal in combat is to
>wound, not to kill, and a full jacket helps improve this ratio.


This is precisely the intended effect of the .223 used in the M16.  The
fact that it began to tumble as soon as it began to penetrate resulted
in a large, usually debilitating, wound.  Of course, no one really 
thought we would end up using it in a guerilla war with the 
viet cong.

  Cecil N. Jones    Amoco Production Co.  Tulsa, OK
  @apctrc.uucp
  The opinions expressed are solely my own.