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Peter Kemp wrote:
snip First of all, nice shooting (dropping?lobbing?) either way. Bloody good BDA. A quick question though.... Are the M-117s still being manufactured, or is it *still* a case of running down old stock? If they are still being produced, why? Do they have a noticably better CEP over a Mk.82/83, or are they significantly cheaper? If they are still in production, I imagine it's because the B-52H can carry the same number of Mk.82s or M117s both internally (27) and externally (18 on the HSAB; 24 on the old pylon), so you might as well use the bigger ones. M117s also have a somewhat higher fill/casing ratio than the Mk.82, about 45% explosive vs. 36-40%; the Mk. 82 leans more towards the frag end of things, while the M117 is more GP, i.e. more blast-biased. Guy |
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