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Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> writes:
> Didn't know they burn too, so, from Wikipedia:
>
>   Depleted  uranium  is  favored  for   the  penetrator  because  it  is
>   self-sharpening and flammable.[31] On impact  with a hard target, such
>   as an  armored vehicle, the  nose of the rod  fractures in such  a way
>   that  it remains  sharp. The  impact  and subsequent  release of  heat
>   energy  causes it  to ignite.[31]  When  a DU  penetrator reaches  the
>   interior  of  an  armored  vehicle it  catches  fire,  often  igniting
>   ammunition and fuel, killing the crew and possibly causing the vehicle
>   to explode.
>
> Nasty stuff.

Burton got them down to $13/shell for desert storm ... a million shells
used was $13M .... much more effective and enormously more
cost/effective than much of the other stuff used
... military-industrial-complex really hated it because it was
significant lower profit margin than the other stuff
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/submisc.html#military.industrial.complex

GAO desert storm air power effectiveness study had Iraqis walking away
from the tanks because they were "sitting ducks" and so easily taken out
... last 100hrs (of 42day desert strom) was the land war and there were
reports of ferocious tank battles with the Iraqis with Allies receiving
no damage (but didn't mention whether Iraqi tanks had anybody home).

At a Marine Corp Univ. Boyd meeting a couple years ago, Burton said that
Boyd destroyed his career when Boyd challenged Burton to do what was
right ... tries to fix Bradley.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HXY969W/
HBO made into film
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pentagon_Wars

the guy managing Bradley got a promotion and Burton forced to retire
early (he was 1st Air Force Academy graduation class and had been on
fast-track to general).

boyd posts & Boyd URLs around the web.
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/subboyd.html

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Re: Thanks Obama Alan Bowler <atbowler@thinkage.ca> - 2016-04-14 17:39 -0400
  Re: Thanks Obama Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-04-14 20:29 -0400
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  Re: Thanks Obama mausg@mail.com - 2016-04-15 16:34 +0000
    Re: Thanks Obama Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-15 15:24 -0400
      Re: Thanks Obama "3899jk" <3899jk@gmail.com> - 2016-04-21 20:30 +1000
        Re: Thanks Obama Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-21 12:34 -0400
          Re: Thanks Obama Dean Worrell <Xworrelldk@XameritechX.net> - 2016-04-21 12:46 -0500
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