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Old March 2nd 04, 02:11 AM
Guy Alcala
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Peter Kemp wrote:

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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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