An image provided by the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights of darts from a flechette shell it says the Israeli military fired in Gaza last week.
Israel Using Flechette Shells In Gaza -- The Guardian
Palestinian human rights group accuses Israel military of using shells that spray out thousand of tiny and potentially lethal darts
The Israeli military is using flechette shells, which spray out thousands of tiny and potentially lethal metal darts, in its military operation in Gaza.
Six flechette shells were fired towards the village of Khuzaa, east of Khan Younis, on 17 July, according to the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights. Nahla Khalil Najjar, 37, suffered injuries to her chest, it said. PCHR provided a picture of flechettes taken by a fieldworker last week.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) did not deny using the shells in the conflict. "As a rule, the IDF only employs weapons that have been determined lawful under international law, and in a manner which fully conforms with the laws of armed conflict," a spokesperson said in response to a request for specific comment on the deployment of flechettes.
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My Comment: This is a nasty weapon .... and probably very effective.
Beehive round! They'll get your attention in a big hurry.
ReplyDeleteAn ex-artillery buddy of
ReplyDeletemine said flechettes were
the round you loaded when
the barrel was parallel
to the ground just before
you were overrun.
Using French military terms
does not decrease the lethality
of the ordnance.
ofs
https://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Flechette.html
ReplyDeleteThank you for the link Ropestuff.
ReplyDeleteNasty stuff.
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