Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!att!cbnews!military From: shaig%cosmos.huji.ac.il@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: M-109 self-propelled gun explosion Message-ID: <11368@cbnews.ATT.COM> Date: 13 Nov 89 16:11:23 GMT Sender: news@cbnews.ATT.COM Lines: 15 Approved: military@att.att.com From: Last week an experimental M-109 gun exploded in the Yuma, Arizona testing grounds. The gun, modified according to Israeli Army specifications, was being jointly developed with the United States. As a result of the explosion, the crew members, including two Israeli soldiers, were killed instantly. Reports here have suggested a number of reasons for the accident (as I mentioned) but did not mention the nature of the modifications made or indicate how likely it was that this was the cause of the explosion. I was wondering whether the readers may have heard about the incident and could offer any relevant information. Shai